The food trade balance recorded a surplus of 390.2 million dinars (MD) by the end of February 2025, compared to a surplus of 875.5 MD during the same period the previous year, according to data released by the National Observatory of Agriculture (ONAGRI).
As a result, the coverage ratio reached 129.8% by the end of February 2025, down from 174.1% in February 2024.
In value terms, food exports decreased by 17.5%, while imports increased by 10.6%.
According to ONAGRI, the observed decline is primarily due to a decrease in exports of olive oil (-23.9%), dates (-14.6%), and fishery products (-38.3%), as well as an increase in imports of cereals (+5.8%). However, imports of sugar (-58.7%) and vegetable oils (-58.3%) declined.
The average export price of olive oil dropped to TND 12.42 /kg, marking a 54.7% decrease compared to the previous year.
As for the import prices of grain products, they fell by 19% for durum wheat and 3.4% for soft wheat, while increasing by 7.4% for barley and 6.7% for corn.
