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The Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report provides an overview of the food laws and regulatory environment in Tunisia as it relates to U.S. food and agricultural exports.

This report provides information on export certificates required by the Government of Tunisia.

Tunisia is continuing to postpone non-urgent matters in front of major political and economic reforms. As a result, Tunisia’s biosafety framework, which was drafted in 2014, remains on hold with no timeframe for a review and parliamentary vote.

Favorable winter growing conditions set Tunisia up for an above average 2024 harvest. The wheat and barley crops have developed well entering the most critical growing period in April.

Tunisian MY 2024/25 soybean imports are expected to reach 555,000 MT, compared to 550,000 MT in MY 2023/24 as demand for animal feed increases slightly.

The Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report provides an overview of the food laws and regulatory environment in Tunisia as it relates to U.S. food and agricultural exports.

Tunisia postponed non-urgent reforms throughout 2021 due to an unstable political environment and the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, there is no timeframe for Parliament to review and vote on Tunisia’s biosafety framework, and so the policy, which was drafted in 2014, remains on hold.

Approximately 90 percent of U.S. agricultural exports to Tunisia are bulk grains and oilseeds.

Wheat and barley crops have received sufficient rainfall. Post forecasts MY 2021/22 wheat and barley production at 1.2 MMT and 650,000 MT, respectively, with imports at 2.1 MMT and 700,000 MT.

Wheat and barley crops have received sufficient rainfall.

Post forecasts Tunisia’s MY 2021/22 soybean imports to reach 640,000 MT, compared to 615,000 MT in MY 2020/21...