Tunisia has a moment as top olive oil exporter

Tunisia exported more olive oil than any other country for the 2014/2015 season, overtaking Spain, according to statistics released by the Tunisian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy. Olive oil exports reached 299,300 tons — three times the previous year’s output and more than 10 percent of global olive oil consumption — fetching a record 1.9 billion Tunisian dinars ($976 million).