Moroccan argan oil traders

Submitted by Nomad on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 17:23

Argan oil has it’s primary origins in the south-west of Morocco from relatively small region between Agadir and Essaouira. Over the past years the internet got stuffed with argan oil resellers. In Morocco it’s practically the same - Argan oil is sold allover Morocco. But a few trade names and brands keep coming back – an impression where culinary argan oil comes from.

In this article;

1) Morrocan Argan oil region

2) Moroccan Argan Oil retailers and wholesale traders

3) Other primary Moroccan trades

Moroccan Argan Oil

The Moroccan Argan oil scene has all the signs of classic Arabic trading. It’s mystified and mainly unregulated, a free market with many players, prices and differences in Argan Oil quality.

Parked among Argan trees in Morocco

But there’s one commonality– the argan tree grows in a relatively small region in Morocco with the coastal cities Agadir and Essaouira as the main trading hubs.

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The Moroccan region where the Argan tree grows is an UNESCO Biosphere reserve

Except for a small area in Algeria, there’s no other source of Argan oil worldwide.

Moroccan Argan Oil traders - Culinary and Cosmetic

Because of the Argan Tree being endemic in Morocco only - the Argan oil trade is a primarily Moroccan based industry.

Here’s a selection of Moroccan Argan oil producers trading in and outside Morocco for larger quantities of culinary and cosmetic Argan Oil. Some have their own local brand, others mainly trade unbranded Argan Oil and a few have a foreign branch or foreign points of sale.

**Argan oil retailers and wholesale traders in Morocco**
Primary Trade name	Secondary Trade name	Remark
Sidi Yassine in Essaouira		Sidi Yassine has points of sale in Switzerland as well as in Essaouira Morocco.
Marogania in Agadir	Olvea in France	Marogania produces Argan oil for the France based company Olvea in Saint Léonard
Vima Souss in Agadir		Tiwarga is the brand of Vima Souss
Malak Bio in Agadir	-	Natubelle is the brand of Malak Bio
Amorre in Tiznit		Amorre is located in Tiznit - the retail website is the traders website too.
Argamine in Agadir	-	Argamine is the brand name sold in Morocco
BioAdorates Agadir		BioAdorates has no retail website.
Zineglob in Agadir	BioArgane in Agadir	Zineglob in Agadir has a retail and traders website with the brand Argane Achifae
Mabioma Agadir		Mabioma operates as exporter.