Just last fall in Tunisia has witnessed a revolution, with the liberalization of the price of olive oil and the loss of the “monopoly” dell’OHN, or the government office olive oil.
All this, according to Mohamed Ben Mohamed, has led to an aggravation of competitiveness, with large imbalances between actors in the supply chain.
“Now the OHN – said Mohamed Ben Mohamed – exports only 10% of the total olive oil in the country while the rest is distributed among 40 exporters.
For Tunisia this season the olive-oil production is crucial,