In a statement given to national radio, Sami Bouaziz, deputy director general of the Tunisian trade office stated that annual sugar consumption is estimated at 360 thousand tonnes.
“Currently, the stock in OTC sugar warehouses is assessed at 35 thousand tonnes. Other quantities are stored daily, ”adds Sami Bouaziz who emphasised that the 140 thousand tonnes imported each year are intended for sugar refineries. Other quantities of white sugar intended for consumption direction are imported.
Sami Bouaziz wanted to say that the quantities that will be imported will cover the necessities in this area by the end of the current year.
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