A batch of a thousand tonnes of sugar from Algeria was dispatched to Tunisia, Friday, through the Sakiet Sidi Youssef border crossing in the governorate of Kef.
Head of the Tunisian Trade Office NĂ©bil Guesmi told reporters that this batch is part of a scheduled quantity of 18,000 tonnes of sugar which will be imported from Algeria, at a rate of one thousand tonnes per day to supply the national market.
9.6 tonnes of rice and coffee will also be imported from Algeria next week, he added.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse