According to ONAGRI, Tunisia exported more than 268,000 tonnes of olive oil at the end of September 2025, an increase of more than 40%. However, revenues fell by 28.4% due to a collapse in world prices.
The National Agricultural Observatory (ONAGRI) announced, Tuesday, October 28, that revenues from Tunisian olive oil exports reached 3,599.1 million dinars since the start of the 2024/2025 campaign (November 2024 to September 2025).
This amount marks a drop of 28.4% compared to the same period of the previous campaign. A decline which contrasts with the sharp increase in exported volumes, up 41.3% over one year, reaching 268,600 tonnes.
Packaged oil up slightly
This poor financial performance is due to the fall in the average price of olive oil, down 46.2% in September 2025 compared to last year, with prices varying from 9.28 to 17.9 dinars per kilo, depending on the category.
Packaged olive oil represents 15.1% of exported volumes and 21.4% of total revenue, compared to 13.9% a year earlier.
The majority remains exported in bulk (84.9%), while extra virgin oil constitutes 77.7% of the overall volume.
Europe still dominates the market
The European market absorbs 58% of Tunisian exports, far ahead of North America (26.3%) and Africa (9.4%). The main importers remain Spain (26.7%), Italy (26.4%) and the United States (19.3%).
Tunisia exported 50,900 tonnes of organic olive oil at the end of September, generating 714 million dinars in revenue. However, only 6.3% of this quantity is packaged.
The average price of a kilo of organic oil is 14.02 dinars, varying between 13.81 D/kg for bulk and 17.06 D/kg for packaged. The main buyers are Italy (51.1%), Spain (20.8%) and the United States (17%).
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