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Fresh fruit bunch (FBB) and kernel yields are expected to remain high in MY2024/25 due to stabilized fertilizer prices and a good weather forecast. In response to the growing domestic and export demands, MY2024/25 soybean production forecast has been raised by 16 percent over the preceding year’s estimate.

Tunisian MY 2024/25 soybean imports are expected to reach 555,000 MT, compared to 550,000 MT in MY 2023/24 as demand for animal feed increases slightly.

Post forecasts MY2023/24 palm oil production up by 20 percent over the current marketing year’s estimate. Total domestic consumption is forecast marginally up, imports are expected to drop by 14 percent due to increased domestic production, but exports are forecast significantly up compared to the current marketing year’s estimate.

Tunisian MY 2023/24 soybean imports are expected to reach 540,000 MT, compared to 510,000 MT in MY 2022/23. Tunisian olive oil exports are forecast to reach 200,000 MT in MY 2023/24, compared to 155,000 MT in MY 2022/23.

Marketing year (MY) 2022/23 palm kernel production is forecast at 62,000 metric tons (MT), down by about nine percent compared to Post’s MY2021/22 projection. This is mainly because of an annual three-month drought period (December-February) that negatively affects FFB yield, and consequently kernel yield.

Tunisian MY 2022/23 soybean imports are expected to reach 560,000 MT, compared to 555,000 MT in MY 2021/22. Tunisian olive oil exports are forecast to reach 135,000 MT in MY 2022/23, compared to 200,000 MT in MY 2021/22.

Post forecasts Tunisia’s MY 2021/22 soybean imports to reach 640,000 MT, compared to 615,000 MT in MY 2020/21...

Post forecasts Tunisia’s MY 2020/21 soybean imports to reach 720,000 MT, compared to 680,000 MT in MY 2019/20, while at the same time, olive oil exports are forecast to reach 130,000 MT....

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Ghana’s overexploited marine stocks will continue to limit domestic seafood production, while population and economic growth push consumption upwards.

This report contains an unofficial translation of Tunisia’s import requirements for corn and soybean meal.

In a new online joint communique, dated March 13, 2018, Tunisia formally removed the remaining barrier to U.S. exports, which have been thus far unable to comply....