Olive and Olive Oil

Olive harvest has begun in Akhisar district of Manisa province which is one of the most important table olive and olive oil production centres across Turkey. Producers who collect their olives especially with traditional methods along with machines as well are troubled by the dry season. Subsidy to continue on …

Press release… Davut Er said that Turkish olive exporter concentrates on small packages. Stating that Turkish olive exporters tend to export table olives in small packages, thus preparing the ground for more value-added exports, Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZİB) Chairman Davut Er said, “This season, although our …

Press release… 200 million dollars is targeted for table olive exports… During the pandemic period, when people stuck at home, it regained breakfast culture. The Covid-19 virus has boosted the demand for table olives that strengthen the immune system, thus a record was set in table olive exports. Turkey has …

Chairman of the Board of Marmara Olive Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union (Marmarabirlik) Hidamet Asa stated that the harvest declaration purchases that started on September 7 will end on October 16. Asa said, “According to the reports of the harvest determination commissions, we anticipate that 75 thousand tons of yield declaration …

Press release… Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar said: “Our producers, who have had a difficult production period due to the effect of natural disasters, expect a price that they can get their labour.” Stating that the extreme heat occurred in May caused a problem in fertilization …

Press release… Hocaoğlu Ziraat, a producer of Gölmarmara district of Manisa province, makes organic production on 330 decares, delivered the first early harvest olive oils of the season to Alhatoğlu, one of the leading brands in the sector. Producers Immet, Ozan Cemal and Onur Hocaoğlu said that they obtained their …

Press release… Akhisar (a district of Manisa province) Commodity Exchange Chairman Alper Alhat said that 400 thousand producers wanted VAT of the olive oil retail to be reduced from 8 percent to 1 percent. Reminding that some suppliers, who took advantage of the explosion of demand in the first wave …

Press release… Davut Er, Chairman of Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association, said that olives are the fruit of poor soils and most of the olive trees that grow in arid lands across Turkey lack irrigation infrastructure. Davut Er said, “In this regard, there is an urgent need for …

Press release… Davut Er, Chairman of Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZİB), stated that he would like to reveal their performance in the first half of 2020. Davut Er said that in January – June period of 2020, they signed an export of 141 million dollars as the …

Press release… Chairman of Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZİB) Davut Er said that consumption of healthy products is a rising trend worldwide. Davut Er said, “In this process, there is a continuous increase in the demand for olives and olive oil. While olive oil is consumed by …