Traditional oil-mills produce half of Morocco's olive oil output

About 50 percent of Morocco's olive oil output is produced by traditional oil mills, Moroccan business weekly "La Vie Economique" reported.

There are about 16,000 traditional oil jobs, concentrated mainly in central Morocco, the same source added, affirming that these traditional units produce annually some 25,000 tonnes of olive oil.

Morocco also has some 260 modern oil processing plants capable of producing 290,000 tons per year.

2/3 of Morocco's olive production are triturated while 1/3 goes to canning industry, Map reported.

In 1996, Morocco exported 68,000 tonnes of olives becoming the second-largest world exporter behind Spain.