Monastir: Progress rate of 90% in olive harvest

The olive harvest in the governorate of Monastir where it is estimated this year at 33,500 tonnes (equivalent to 6,700 tonnes of olive oil), evolved by 90%, Head of the Plant Production Department at the Local Agricultural Development Commission (CRDA) Mounira Gharbi Sahloul told TAP on Friday. The governorate of Monastir recorded a 46% increase in the volume of the olive harvest compared to the previous season, although production is below the regional average of recent years, i.e. nearly 57,000 tonnes. The governorate of Monastir has 82 oil mills which are operational during this harvest season, the same source said. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse