Tunisia's food exports jump 19.9% as date exports hit a record

Tunisia's food exports rose 19.9% in the first nine months of 2026, Commerce and Export Development Minister Samir Abid said at a joint information day with the banking and financial council on October 16, leaving a food-trade surplus of 919.8 million dinars and import coverage at 116.3%; olive oil accounted for 61% of that nine-month total and dates for 9.4%. Over the separate, full 2025-2026 season, olive oil output reached over 399,400 tonnes worth about 5.016 billion dinars, up 48.7% in volume, while dates passed 1 billion dinars in value for the first time, at 1.011 billion dinars across 159,400 tonnes sold to about 86 countries.

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