(Ecofin Agency) - Tunisia’s fruit exports earnings stood at 58.615 million dinars ($23.4 million) at last November 20, for the 2017 season. This is 35% more than during the past season, the ministry of agriculture, water resources and fishery said in a statement quoted by TAP. 

The surge is mainly due to a greater exported volume (23,780 ton or +2.7%), mostly to new commercial outlets. 

Among these, at the top are Qatar and Kuwait, whose imports from Tunisia respectively rose by 1,094% and 118%. 

Usual markets also overall recorded the same trend, all but Libya. 

The world’s second largest fruit exporter, Russia, thus had the value and volume of its purchases rise by 140% and 171% respectively, while the United Arab Emirates recorded increases of 36% and 58% for these two figures. 

Tunisia’s exports included mainly citruses, dates, apricots and peaches.

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