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Press release…
October, 2026…
The olive and olive oil sector is entering a season without export targets!
Türkiye is expecting a bumper harvest of table olives and olive oil in the 2026/27 season. Whilst the olive sector aims to convert its production capacity into export revenue, it is entering a challenging season in which it is unable to set export targets due to high global harvests and prevailing prices.
M. Emre Uygun, Chair of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association, stated that whilst they wish to turn the increase in production into export success, rising costs, difficulties in accessing finance and trade barriers in international markets are emerging as key challenges ahead of the new season.
Exports fell by 28 percent over nine months…
Türkiye’s olive and olive oil exports fell by 28 percent in the January–September period of 2026 compared with the same period last year, dropping from 381 million to 273 million dollars. The export volume, which stood at 121,000 tonnes in the first nine months of last year, reached 87,000 tonnes in the same period of 2026.
Looking at the sub-categories, black olive exports fell by 14 percent in volume to 48.1 thousand tonnes and by 9 percent in value to 127 million dollars. Exports of green olives fell by 19 percent to 14,400 tonnes, whilst export revenue fell by 11 percent to 41.3 million dollars.
As for olive oil, which was affected by global price movements and export restrictions imposed in previous periods, export volume fell by 53 percent to 15.7 thousand tonnes, whilst export revenue dropped by 48 percent to 82.1 million dollars. Prina oil exports also fell by 40 percent in both volume and value, recording 8.6 thousand tonnes and 22.8 million dollars respectively…
