Export earnings from Tunisian dates edged up 21.2% to TND 768.8 million over the first eight months of the crop year 2023/2024 (October 2023-May 2024) in comparison with the same period in 2022/2023, according to the monthly newsletter of the National Observatory of Agricuture (ONAGRI) released Saturday.
The volume of exports, up 15.7%, reached 123,300 tonnes. The average price grew 4.7% compared to the previous crop year. Morocco is the main destination for Tunisian dates (21.4%) followed by France (8.5%) and Italy (8.4%).
The exports of organic date products totalled 6,607 tonnes at a total value of TND 74.8 million. Organic dates account for 5.4% of exported Tunisian dates and 9.7% of their value.
Germany is the main buyer of organic dates with 36%; the Netherlands took the second spot with 11% followed by Switzerland (7%).
