TUNISIA MILK SHORTAGE

Milk shortage in Tunisia

epa10299749 Tunisian farmers pour milk in milk can containers to sell it in their farm in Kalaat El Andalous, Tunisia, 11 November 2022. The farmer complains about the increase in the price of fodder for livestock, and this affects the cows? milk production and causes shortage. The member of the executive office of the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries (Utap) in charge of animal production, Limam Bargougui told the media that Tunisia consumed 1.6 million liters of milk per day. The 12,000 milk producers present in Tunisia supply the national market with 1.3 million liters of milk per day. The gap of 300 thousand liters is covered by the strategic stock. He deplored the rising prices of fertilizers and fodder. Bargougui highlighted the impact of rising prices on agricultural production. He explained that the price of certain fertilizers sold in cans had gone from 100 dinars to 300 dinars in three years. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

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