As stocks of Deglet Nour pile up in Tunisia, exporters are forced to lower prices
It's been a slow season for Tunisian Deglet Nour exporters, with demand exceptionally low. To add to their troubles, the crisis in the Red Sea has cut them off from their markets in Asia, at the height of the supply period for Ramadan. "As a result, stocks are piling up in the cold rooms," says Mohamed Akermi, CEO of Tunileaf.
The exporter says, "Large quantities of

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