A market that depends on local production
Industry ripple effect
The sugar industry is related to numerous economic activities which create thousands of jobs in the industrial and service sectors.
Its slowing down impacts the social situation, particularly in the governorates where production units are concentrated.
The drop in the potential of the local sugar industry caused an increase in imports during the first ten months of this year.
According to official figures, this increase was 48% in terms of quantities and 67% in value to 728 million dinars, compared to 436 million dinars in 2022 and 204 million dinars in 2021.
The sharp increase in sugar procurement expenses is clarified by the sharp peak in prices on the international market, which reached around $700 per tonne on the London market, which increased the import bill.
It should be mentioned that the daily sugar consumption of Tunisians is 1,000 tonnes, half of which is intended for manufacturers and the other is intended for households.
Last November, the authorities decreed an increase in the price of sugar intended for manufacturers to 2.9 dinars per kilogram.
The State has kept the sugar subsidy intended for the consumption of households which purchase sugar at 1.3 dinars per kilo in bulk. As for sugar packaged in a one kg bag, it is offered to the public at 1,520 dinars.
Sugar in pieces and sugar in sticks caught their prices increase respectively to 4.3 dinars and 4.7 dinars per kilogram.
Tunisians are classified as heavy consumers of sugar, based on global consumption averages, with around 15 kilograms per year per person.
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