Written by Isabel Putinja | From Olive Oil Times

Olive oil production in Tunisia has increased fourfold, making it the second largest producer after Spain.

This is the first time Tunisia comes in second place in olive oil production figures, with this year’s yields estimated at 280,000 to 300,000 tons, a 400 percent increase from last year’s figure of 70,000 tons.

Spain’s production has been estimated at 600,000 tons, putting it in first place again despite its poor olive harvest. While many European olive producers in Italy and Spain have experienced an exceptionally bad harvest because of poor weather and olive fly infestations, Tunisia has had a record olive season.

There has also been a bumper harvest in citrus fruits and dates in Tunisia this year and the cereal crop has experienced an 80 percent increase in yields.

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