Tunisia’s grain planted area in 2013 is estimated at about 1.47 million HA, 30 percent up from the previous year. Following good weather conditions throughout all of the country, total cereal production for MY 2014/15 is projected to reach 1.9 million MT, with wheat production preliminary estimated at 1.3 million MT and barley production estimated at 600,000 MT. Tunisian wheat imports in MY 2013/14 are expected to reach 1.87 million MT, an increase of 20% compared to wheat imports in MY 2012/13 with shipments from Russia, Ukraine, France and Italy accounting for the majority of Tunisia’s wheat imports. Barley and corn imports will reach 600,000 MT and 840,000 MT respectively for MY 2013/14, with US exports absent in the market.
