Earnings from date exports increased 20 percent in comparison with last season, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries said in a press release.

Exports from the start of the season (October 1, 2016) till August 7, 2017, reached 103,000 tonnes, including 12,000 tonnes of organic dates, worth an overall value of 530.398 Million Tunisian Dinar against 104,000 tonnes last season for a total value of 445.800 MTD, Tunisian press agency, TAP, reported, citing the ministry figures.

This rise comes as a result of Tunisia seeking to explore new markets such as Sub-Saharan Africa and Eastern Europe, while preserving the Maghreb market which has the lion's share with 26,700 tonnes of exported dates followed by France (7,600 tonnes), Italy (7,100 tonnes) and Spain, Malaysia and Germany with 6,000 tonnes each.

Source: Wam