According to the National Office of Oil, the overall exports of olive oil totaled 26,000 tons for a total value of 104.2 million Tunisian dinars, during the first four months of 2014, including 60 MTD of packaged olive oil exports, while the quantity exported during the same period in 2013 was 100 thousand tons for a value of 400 MTD.
This has resulted in a 74% decline in value and 76% by volume, which greatly impacted the national food balance that has posted a deficit of 615.9 MTD in 2014 against 293.8 MTD in 2013, said the same source.
