Bittersweet harvest as Tunisian orange farmers swamped by record crop

Huge haul of 550,000 tonnes due to dry weather and 'physiological conditions' helping more blossoms hold on to trees

Tunisian farmers have warned that thousands of tonnes of oranges might have to be destroyed if more buyers cannot be found for the country's bumper harvest.

According to Mohamed Ali Jandoubi, who heads the Groupement Interprofessionel des Fruits (GIF), an association of citrus fruit growers, farmers have harvested 550,000 tonnes of oranges so far this year.