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Tunisia records a deficit for its food trade balance

Tunisia
Tuesday 22 June 2021

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In Tunisia for the first 5 months of the year 2021, olive oil represented 40.7% of total food exports, dates 17.8%, tomatoes 5% and citrus fruits 1.2% (Photos : rtci.tn/tanitjobs.com/agriscoop.com/kapitalis.com).
According to ONAGRI (National Agriculture Observatory) data, the food trade balance situation for the period of the first 5 months of 2021 shows a deficit compared to the previous year.
 
In a recent newsletter, ONAGRI (National Observatory of Agriculture) indicates that the food trade balance, for the period of the first 5 months of the year 2021, shows a deficit of 688.3 million TND ($244 million). For the same period in 2020 the deficit was 171.6 TND ($60.6 million).
 
According to ONAGRI, in terms of value, food exports registered a decrease of 8.8% and food imports registered an increase of 12.8%.
 
The deficit recorded is essentially the result of the increase in the pace of cereal imports (+ 13.9%) on the one hand and the decrease in volume (-47.6%) and in value (-24.8%). ) olive oil exports compared to the same period of the year 2020.
 
Citrus exports varied in volume (+ 83.5%) and value (+ 75.9%). Tomato exports varied in volume (-4.7%) and in value (+ 11.9%) Date exports varied in volume (+ 4.4%) and value (-9.40%) .
 
Compared to the same period of 2020, unit prices (kilograms, ..) for export in 2021 varied by + 43.6% for olive oil, by + 17.4% for tomatoes but also -4.1% for citrus fruits and -13.2% for dates.
 
 
 
source : onagri.nat.tn 

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