What is the price of olive oil per kilogram/pound in Tunisia today?
The retail price range for Tunisia olive oil is between US$ 7.79 and US$ 15.58 per kilogram or between US$ 3.53 and US$ 7.07 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of olive oil in Tunisia
The retail price range in Tunisian Dinar for olive oil is between TND 23.95 and TND 47.89 per kilogram or between TND 10.86 and TND 21.72 per pound(lb) in Tunis and Sfax.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Tunisia olive oil is between US$ 5.45 and US$ 10.91 per kilogram or between US$ 2.47 and US$ 4.95 per pound(lb).
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Tunisia Olive Oil Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Olive Oil from Tunisia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 4.02 US dollars, the highest of the five years. This was followed by 2016, with a price of 3.58 US dollars per kilogram. In 2018, the price dropped to 3.50 US dollars per kilogram, before dropping further to 2.75 US dollars in 2019. The lowest price of the five years was in 2020, with 2.12 US dollars per kilogram. The price has since increased to 3.10 US dollars per kilogram in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of Olive Oil from Tunisia in 2023 will be around 3.25 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024 will be around 3.40 US dollars per kilogram.The exports of olive oil from Tunisia are classified as:
- Other oils and their fractions, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, incl. blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading 1509 (HS code 151000)
- Olive oil and fractions obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions that do not lead to deterioration of the oil (excluding virgin and chemically modified) (HS code 150990)
- Virgin olive oil and its fractions obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions that do not lead to deterioration of the oil (HS code 150910)
Tunisia Olive Oil Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Olive Oil into Tunisia over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was at its highest at $3.58 per kg, before dropping to $3.50 in 2018. However, the price has been on the rise again since then, reaching $3.10 in 2021. This suggests that the price of Olive Oil is likely to continue to increase in the coming years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Olive Oil into Tunisia in 2023 will be around $3.30 and in 2024 will be around $3.50.Export values for Tunisia olive oil
The total values in export for olive oil in Tunisia were US$ 412,279, US$ 423,279, US$ 817,020 and US$ 477,132 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Tunisia olive oil - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tunisia shipped 173,597 tonnes of olive oil. Across 2019 alone, the market for Tunisia olive oil (processed category) has gone down, with a change of -25.604 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, olive oil's exports went up by 64.91 pc bringing the nation US$477.13m for the year 2019. Tunisia's olive oil exports are categorised as:
- Other oils and their fractions, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, incl. blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading 1509 (HS code 151000)
- Olive oil and fractions obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions that do not lead to deterioration of the oil (excluding virgin and chemically modified) (HS code 150990)
- Virgin olive oil and its fractions obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions that do not lead to deterioration of the oil (HS code 150910)
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Tunisia olive oil export values
In 2019, Tunisia shipped olive oil costing 477.13m USD, a drop of -41.60% from 2018's total olive oil export of 817.02m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Tunisia olive oil between 2017 to 2018 was 93.022 per cent.
The per year change in the amount of Tunisia's olive oil exports between 2017 and 2019 was 64.91% when compared to a variation of -25.604% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Tunisia's share of the world's total olive oil's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 22 in world exports of olive oil.
Export markets for Tunisia olive oil ( in '000$ )
Tunisia's best performing export markets for olive oil are Spain, United Kingdom (UK), Portugal, Brazil and Seychelles.
Import/Export Trends
Tunisia is a net exporter of olive oil. The annual growth of Tunisia olive oil in value between 2015 to 2019 was 566%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 533%, per annum.
Tunisia ordered 2,191 tonnes of olive oil in 2019.
Prices of extra virgin and refined olive oil in Tunisia in 2024
Tunisia’s extra virgin olive oil had a minimum price of TND 30.19 (EUR 9/$9.59) per liter in January 2024. This was a little less than Spain’s price at TND 33.53 (EUR 10/$10.66) per liter, costly because of drought in the Iberian peninsula.
Refined olive oil with an origin from Tunisia was trading at TND 26.42 (EUR 7.88/$8.40) per liter in January 2024, 53.7% above January 2023 prices. Drought in the Mediterranean region, which caused global shortage, was responsible for the price rise.
By April 2024, refined olive oil was selling at around TND 21.31 per 500 ml or TND 42.62 (EUR 12.66/$13.50) per liter.
It took 7 months to drive the Tunisia olive oil prices down from the January highs after the government of Tunisia waived an existing export ban. As of July 2024, Tunisia’s refined olive oil cost 7.63 Euro (TND 25.50/$8.23) per liter at the point of origin.
The price of Extra Virgin olive oil from Tunisia went down by at least 2 Euros to the liter since January. 1-liter cans traded at 7.23 Euro (24.17 TND/$7.80) in October.
Refined olive oil in Tunisia mostly sells in bottles measuring 250 ml, 500 ml, 750 ml and 1 l in local shops in Tunis.
Chemlali and Chetoui Olive Varieties
Olive oil is derived from ripe olives that grow in thousands of olive groves in Tunisia. Farmers rely primarily on two olive cultivars that are prized for their quality oil, namely Chemlali and Chetoui.
Chemlali accounts for 70% of all olives on Tunisian farms while Chetoui represents 10%. The rest of the oil comes from imported varieties such as Arbosana from Spain and Koroneki from Greece.
Tunisia’s Olive Oil Production is Over 2500 Years Old
Since the 8th century BC, Tunisia has been producing olive oil. The first olive grove trees came here through Hannibal and his army. Indeed, the world’s oldest olive tree today is in Tunisia and it dates back to Hannibal’s time. After this date, olive planting increased in North Africa through Phoenician traders from ancient olive regions including modern-day Lebanon and Syria.
Down memory lane, olive oil has become a key export of Tunisia. In 2022, Tunisia exported $801 million in olive oil and its fractions, the fifth largest in the world after Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece. The export value represented 4.31% of national exports of all goods in that year.
Tunisia is also the world’s fastest growing market for this essential oil product. According to Tourism Tunisia, the fast growth owes to the high quality olive oil that the country produces. The dry Mediterranean climate enables olives to grow here organically and hence their premium oil.