Olive and Olive Oil

Press release… Akhisar Commodity Exchange Chairman Alper Alhat came together with olive oil producers. At the meeting, which was also attended by Murat Akın, Manisa Provincial Coordinator of the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK). Pointing out that a two-phase model was imposed on olive oil factories because they …

Ali Yıldız, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Marmara Olive Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union (Marmarabirlik), stated that they export to 68 countries and aim to send olives and other products to the Middle Eastern market through a special initiative centered in Saudi Arabia. We’ve raised our export target …

Press release… Emre Uygun, Head of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association, announced that they entered the 2025/26 season with a target of 300 million dollars in table olive exports. Pointing out that they have made a start to the table olive export season in line with theri …

Press release… Türkiye closed the 2024/25 season with a new record of 255 million dollars in table olive exports and made a bright start to the 2025/26 season. Starting on 1 October 2025, table olive exports for the 2025/26 season rose by 13 percent in the first month, from 22 …

Press release… Low Yield, High Quality… Alper Alhat, Chair of the Akhisar Commodity Exchange, announced that the olive harvest to be around 170–180 thousand tonnes. “This year, the yield will be low but the quality will be high. We expect the table olives to be large and the oils to …

Press release… From the city of thecoal to the the bounty of olives! Soma has risen to prominence in olive production… Ertuğrul Özcan Manisa’s district of Soma, known for its coal, has transformed into a new hub for agriculture with 17 new olive oil factories. Established with the support of …

Press release… Funds, quotas and bans led to a 28 percent decline in olive oil exports! Türkiye has endured a challenging season for exports in the olive oil sector. The country exported 70,626 tonnes of golden liquid in the 2023/24 season, but only 50,713 tonnes in the 2024/25 season. Olive …

Press release… Funds, quotas and bans led to a 28 percent decline in olive oil exports! Türkiye has endured a challenging season for exports in the olive oil sector. The country exported 70,626 tonnes of golden liquid in the 2023/24 season, but only 50,713 tonnes in the 2024/25 season. Olive …

Press release… Emre Uygun, Chair of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association, stated that Türkiye is among the world’s leading countries in olive and olive oil production, also emphasizing that it holds a strong position in the sector thanks to its diverse climate, rich soil and millennia-old production …

Press release… Akhisar, a district of Manisa province, Türkiye’s leader in table olive production, opened this year’s harvest season with the slogan “If You’re Going to Break, Don’t Break Hearts, But the olives!” Alper Alhat, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Akhisar Commodity Exchange, emphasized that labour, love …