Tunisian Olive Oil Mill Project Overview
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ScribdTranslationsSTUDY OF THE ELFERDAWESS OIL MILL PROJECT EXTENSION
1. DEFINITION OF THE ACTIVITY
1-1 Presentation of the olive sector in Tunisia:
The olive oil industry holds an important place in the economic and social life of the country.
regarding the tradition of planting the olive tree throughout Tunisia, the nutritional value of the oil
of olives, the value of exports, the jobs created and the income generated by this sector:
Nearly a million people derive part of their income from olive cultivation, which
gives this activity a strategic scope in the conduct of agricultural policy.
Olive oil production in Tunisia is the work of nearly 270,000 olive growers (57% of
the entire group of agricultural operators) on an area of 1.6 million hectares representing
a third of the arable land in the country (11.5% in the North, 70% in the Center, and 18.5% in the South) is planted.
more than 56 million olive trees (27% in the North, 61% in the Center, and 12% in the South).
The olive oil sector includes the activities of extracting olive oil and oil from
grains, refining and packaging of oils. It has about 1600 units.
industrial, the vast majority of which are oil mills (1545), 13 refining units, 10 units
oil extraction from pomace and 24 packaging units.
1-2 The activity of olive oil extraction:
Virgin olive oils are obtained from the fruit of the olive tree through processes
mechanical or other physical processes under conditions that do not result in alteration
oil and having undergone no treatment other than washing, decantation, centrifugation
or filtration, excluding oils obtained by solvent or by mixing with oils
of another kind. The range of virgin olive oils is as follows:
Extra virgin olive oil (oleic acid less than or equal to 1g per 100)
Virgin olive oil "fine" (maximum oleic acid 2g per 100)
Common virgin olive oil (maximum oleic acid 3.3g per 100)
Virgin lamp oil (oleic acid greater than 3.3g per)
Tunisia ranks 4th in the world in terms of oil production and exports.
olive after Spain, Italy, and Greece. It exports an average of 113,000 tons per year.
72% of its production. More than 85% of exports are made in bulk and primarily on the
European market (96%).
Olive oil is the top agricultural export product. Olive oil exports
represent 30% of the main agri-food products exported and 4% of the total value of
Tunisian exports of goods.
Tunisian olive oil is well positioned in terms of intervention price and crushing cost.
et accuse un certain retard au niveau de la qualité, du marketing, de l’emballage et du
packaging.
The strategic option for the development of the 'Tunisian olive oil' sector is based on production.
quality oil and the enhancement of added value to strengthen Tunisia's position in the market
international, given that Tunisian olive oil is already well known in the world. That is why
this project sheet emphasizes the development of this niche in order to improve the oil production rate
extra virgin quality (25% in Tunisia compared to 80% in Italy, 78% in Spain, and 70% in Greece);
2. ELEMENTS FOR A MARKET STUDY
2-1 The Tunisian olive oil market:
Olive oil production in Tunisia is characterized by a strong inherent variation.
on the nature of dry olive cultivation for a semi-arid Mediterranean climate.
However, the long-term trend shows a significant increase in production.
average notably since the early 1990s. The marketing guarantee
and price incentives explain the renewed interest shown by new
plantations and better maintenance of olive groves.
The local consumption of cooking oil averages 187,000 tons per year, this
which represents a per capita consumption of about 22 kg. Three quarters of the
consumption is made up of imported seed oils. The promotion of
local olive oil consumption faces the "double dependence" of the market
Tunisian attitudes towards the consumption of seed oils:
financial dependency linked to the subsidized nature of oils
olives marketed on the local market. The consumer price of
The price of olive oil is 5 to 6 times higher than that of seed oil.
subsidized;
-habitual consumption dependence: the consumption of oils
seeds are now part of consumption habits, the Tunisian
prioritizing the financial aspect over the dietary and taste values of oil
- The Project
. Activity: Oil mill and bottling
. Nature of the Project: Second Extension
. Location: Route Chorbane Souassi 5140
. Surface area of the premises: 5000 m2
. Investment Cost: 4,000,000,000
. Project operational mode: In ownership.
. Specific Advantages: Investment grants linked to regional development title (30% of
project cost
1- Investment scheme for the extension
Investment Amount Funding Amount
(DT) (DT)
- Terrain 620,000 Increase in capital 1200.000
- Civil engineering 280,000 Bank credits 2800.000
- Development 150.000
- Imported equipment 1100.000
- Local equipment 600,000
- FAD 34,000
- Working capital 980,000
TOTAL 4000.000 TOTAL 4000.000
2-Presentations of the equipment and facilities
POST DESIGNATION Quantity P.U P.T/UT
1 Acquisition of the 5000 square meter land 01 620,000 620,000
2 Civil engineering
Clearing, development, earthworks, 280,0000 380,000
platform, gutter
3 Development 1 150,000 150,000
Factory building 2 rooms
1 Continuous olive oil extraction chain from 01 1,100,000 1,100,000
capacity 250 tons
2 Olive oil storage tank
60-ton capacity tank on a slab 10 46,000 460,000
10-ton capacity tank on legs 10 17.000 170,000
3 3-ton forklift with rotator clamp 1 66,000 66,000
4 transformer station 1 40,000 40,000
3-Revenue
If we consider that:
the daily crushing capacity of olives is 250 tons,
the number of working days per year is 90 days,
The production of olive oil is 22,500 tons per year.
the average factory selling price is 25 TND per ton, the figure
annual business would then be 50,625000 MTND.
4-Cost price
Operating structure
The margin rate achieved by an oil mill is around 22%, this rate can always be
improved by the effort made by the promoter in terms of increasing productivity
and quality.
Raw material : 78%
Workforce : 7%
Overhead costs : 15%
Cost price : 100%
Margin rate : 22 %
Note the very significant weight of raw materials in the cost price structure.
olive oil.