Post: Grains: Over 6 million quintals collected (Grains Office)

Tunis: The quantities of grains collected during the 2023/2024 season reached, until July 8, almost 6.01 million quintals, according to the Grains Office.The governorate of Béja ranks first with 1.6 million quintals, followed by Bizerte with 1.1 million quintals, according to data from the Grains Office published on its official page.These quantities reached 892,000 quintals in the governorate of Jendouba, Kairouan (599,000 quintals), Siliana (532,000 quintals).Director General of the Grains Office, Saloua Zouari, said, on Tuesday, that the quantities of grains collected, nationally, exceeded 5 million quintals (durum wheat, soft wheat, barley and triticale), or 90% of harvested areas.This year's grain harvest is "average" yet it is better than last year's, the same source told TAP during a visit to the Kef governorate.Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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