Tunisia

Sowing of winter wheat and barley are underway and should conclude in December. Rainfall conditions in the last month have been mixed i.e. below normal in a large center (especially Le Kef in the center-west) and close to normal in the north (Bizerte). Biomass of winter cereals is close to average in the northwest (Jendouba, Beja), above average in the center-east in Kairouan, Zaghouan and Nabeul (which received abundant rainfall at end October) and below average in the north (Bizerte) and in the centre-west (Le kef, Siliana) as a result of rainfall deficit since September. It is early in the season and cereals in these areas may recover from this delayed start of season, as occurred in 2023-2024. Moreover, according to the Copernicus C3S model, above average rainfall is forecast as from January.