In Tunisia, ONAGRI announced that the food trade balance recorded, during the first eight months of 2026, a surplus of 983.1 MD, compared to 684.1 MD during the same period of the previous year, thus bringing the coverage rate to 119.3 % at the end of August 2026, versus 115.8 % at the end of August 2025.
In terms of value, food exports rose by 20.7%, while imports advanced by 17.1%.
The surplus recorded is mainly explained, according to ONAGRI, by the increase in olive oil exports (+39.5%), despite the 13.2% rise in cereal imports.
The receipts from olive oil exports also registered a significant progression, rising from 2.702 billion dinars to 3.770 billion dinars, i.e., a rise of 39.5%.
The average export price of olive oil stood at 12.51 DT/kg, recording a decrease of 2.5% compared to the previous year.
Import prices of cereal products fell by 13.5% for durum wheat, by 3.3% for soft wheat and by 2.1% for corn, while they rose by 3.6% for barley.
