It is via a decree recently published in the Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic (Jort) that the prices, terms of payment, storage and transfer of cereals for the 2024/2025 agricultural season were set. Indeed, the aforementioned decree sets the base prices for the 2024 harvest at 90 dinars per quintal for durum wheat and 70 dinars per quintal for soft wheat. These prices apply to the production and purchase of healthy, clean and market-ready cereals. This measure aims to both ensure stable income for producer farmers as well as sufficient supply for consumers. The intervention price for cereals delivered by producers to collection and storage companies was set at 55 dinars per quintal. It provides for an exceptional bonus if the quantities of durum and soft wheat harvested in 2024 are exchanged for certified seeds before December 31, 2024.
It should also be noted, to guarantee transparent and efficient management of cereals in the country, that the Cereals Office also benefits from a monthly storage bonus to cover the costs relating to the conservation of cereal stocks from the harvest 2024. The amount of this premium is set at 1.539 dinars per quintal for durum wheat, 1.243 dinars for soft wheat, and 1.086 dinars for barley and triticale.
For their part, seed collectors must pay specific sums to the Cereals Office to finance this storage bonus. These amounts vary depending on the type of cereal, with contributions ranging from 6.517 dinars for barley and triticale to 9.238 dinars for durum wheat per quintal. In return, the Office pays collectors a collection bonus, a storage bonus, and a transport bonus which are calculated and distributed according to the agreements established between the two parties with the submission of monthly reports before the 15th of each month. for the previous month.
