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Slow Olive Harvest
The olive harvest season in Kairouan Governorate, which began on October 26, is progressing slowly because of low oil extraction rates and fruit drop caused by weather conditions. Olives are selling for between 1 and 1.3 dinars per kilogram, while harvesting costs range from 400 to 450 millimes per kilogram. The region’s crop is estimated at around 275,000 tonnes of olives and 57,000 tonnes of oil, an increase of nearly 4%. There are 207 olive mills, and yields are expected to improve as temperatures fall. The head of the region’s farmers’ union warned against either exaggerating or downplaying the threat of olive knot disease. He explained that wounds caused by hail, sticks or unsterilized pruning tools help the disease spread, and recommended disinfecting tools and applying copper-based treatments after harvesting and pruning.
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