Tunisia’s grain purchases in the coming period of 2022 will be 1.185 million tons, bringing its total required grain imports in the whole of the year to 2.680 million tons.
According to a document seen by Reuters, these purchases include 600,000 tons of soft wheat, 100,000 tons of durum wheat and 485,000 tons of barley.
The impact of grain and oil price rises on Tunisia’s budget will be slightly less than $1.7 billion this year, economy minister Samir Saied said last month.
The value of Tunisia’s 2022 grain imports is estimated at nearly $1 billion, while the country
consumes around 3.4 million tons per year.
Tunisia will plant an additional 800,000 hectares dedicated to durum wheat and will focus on providing seeds that increase productivity.
