Fruit exports from Tunisia did very well in the first five months of 2018. According to figures published by the Tunisian Agricultural Ministry, fruit exports rose by 180% in the same period in the previous year, with a 97% increase in value.
Between January 2 and May 2, some 1,342 tons of fruit were exported to foreign markets, worth 7.71 billion dinars (€2.55 bln), compared with 478.7 tons worth 3.9152 billion dinars (€1.3 bln) in the same period in 2017.
These figures, the Tunisian ministry noted, are explained by the return of the Libyan market, which imports about 40% of Tunisian fruit exported, as well as an increase to Italy (+160%), Qatar (+1,070%) and new markets such as Belgium and the Sultanate of Oman.
TunisianMonitorOnline (Fresh Plaza)
