Olive farmers in Tunisia lament price drop despite climb in oil prices

The regional union of agricultural farmers (syndicat régional des agriculteurs) in Sfax, Tunisia called for the National Oil Office (Office National de l’Huile) to take swift action to regulate the export price of olives. Faouzi Zayani, director of the union, declared that the falling price is due to a decrease in the export price for olives from 6,200 to 5,650 Tunisian Dinars per ton ($2,796 to $3,038). He appealed to the minister of agriculture to intervene and revise the price.