Tunisian olive oil exports reach record high

Figures released by Tunisia’s ministry of agriculture reveal that exports of olive oil reached a record high of 242,000 tons from November 2014 to the end of June 2015. According to a press release published this week by the ministry, the volume of exports is expected to rise to 260,000 tons by the end of the season. This is a seven-fold increase compared to the previous season with this year’s exports representing revenues of close to 1.5 billion Tunisian Dinars ($760 million).