"Over the past five years we reached a ceiling of 400,000 tonnes. This year we've harvested 550,000 tonnes. It's huge,"
"Half of it could be destroyed" if there are no buyers, the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fishery recently warned, with only 10 percent of the harvest expected to be exported" said Mohamed Ali Jandoubi, who heads the Groupement Interprofessionel des Fruits (GIF).
Jandoubi said the bumper harvest was due primarily to prevailing dry weather conditions and "physiological conditions" which meant the orange blossoms and the fruit held on to the trees.
He continued to warn of the consequences if no buyers are found stating that a bad market for the produce could affect the 12,000 families involved in the industry in Tunisia.
source: yahoo.com
"Half of it could be destroyed" if there are no buyers, the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fishery recently warned, with only 10 percent of the harvest expected to be exported" said Mohamed Ali Jandoubi, who heads the Groupement Interprofessionel des Fruits (GIF).
Jandoubi said the bumper harvest was due primarily to prevailing dry weather conditions and "physiological conditions" which meant the orange blossoms and the fruit held on to the trees.
He continued to warn of the consequences if no buyers are found stating that a bad market for the produce could affect the 12,000 families involved in the industry in Tunisia.
source: yahoo.com
