The five leading products of Tunisian agriculture

By On 21/08/2013

The loses date Deglet Nour Tunisia is the world's leading exporter of dates.

The variety of dates Deglet Nour or "fingers of light" is very appreciated for its superior quality and honeyed taste unique.

This is the only variety that can be marketed to the natural state under forms of branchettes

The Maltese Tunisia is the sole producer and exporter in the world of the Maltese half-blood, or "queen of oranges". Renowned for its gustative qualities exceptional, this orange is produced mainly in the Presqu'ile Cap Bon.

Olive oil The Tunisia exported 70% of its annual production, which confers on him the rank of 4th world exporter.

The octopus in order to preserve its stock in Tunisia, a regulation prohibits the octopus fishing from 15 May to 14 October of each year and limit the unit weight of the octopus fishing to 1kg, which corresponds to the average weight which the octopus reached sexual maturity.

The potato in Tunisia, the potato is cultivated according three seasons of crops (of season, of rear-season and early potatoes). It is regarded as one of the major vegetable crops of points of view area and production.

Tunisian olive oil: significant increase in exports in the first half of 2013

Tunisian exports in volume terms (constant prices) increased by 3.7% during the first seven months of 2013, according to figures from the National Statistics Institute (INS). Imports have declined by 0.4%.

"This change reflects an increase in prices recorded in exporting 2.6% and imports by 5.6%. In current prices, the trade reached during this period 16 571.4 MTD in exports and imports in MD 23 077.3, respectively registering an increase of 6.4% and 5.2% compared to the same period the year 2012. "says the INS.

In the first half of 2013, the export volume of olive oil has reached 127 thousand tons, 650 million dinars in revenue, according to figures from the Directorate General for Research at the Ministry of Agriculture. They were 90 000 tonnes in the same period of 2012.

In value terms, exports have almost doubled. This amounts to an increase in the price of olive oil on the international market. "We hope to reach 800 million dinars by the end of the year." Confides do we in the Ministry of Agriculture.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, olive oil represents about 47% of food exports and 5.5% of total exports.

"Tunisia exported approximately 70% of its production an average of 165 000 tonnes / year, giving him the rank of fourth largest exporter. The quantities exported allow Tunisia to occupy a prominent place in the global market of olive oil. "According to figures published on the Portal of Agriculture Tunisia.

The European market is the largest in Tunisia for the export market with countries like France, Italy, Spain and Germany. The United States, from the late 1990s, and Russia in the 2000s, are among the newer markets whose evolution is important. Asian markets also have great potential.

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