Tunisia recorded a significant drop in its food trade surplus during the first half of 2025, amounting to 824.1 million dinars (approximately USD 274.7 million), compared to 1.83 billion dinars during the same period in 2024, according to new data from the National Observatory for Agriculture (ONAGRI). The decline reflects a sharp contraction in food exports, particularly olive oil, dates, and seafood—three of Tunisia’s key agricultural products. Olive oil exports, traditionally a major foreign currency earner, fell by 31.1%, while date exports dropped by 13.3%, and seafood by 21.6%. On…
Tunisia’s Food Trade Surplus Shrinks Sharply in First Half of 2025
