Olive and Olive Oil

The 19th Ayvalık International Olive, Harvest and Tourism Festival, organised with the slogan ‘Value of Tourism, Capital of Olive Oil’, has started. The festival, which is held between 1-3 November, comes with a rich programme with the support of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality, Ayvalık Municipality and various local organisations. Ayvalık Chamber …

Türkiye is expected to see a record yield of table olives this year, with production estimated at 750,000 tonnes, despite challenges posed by the climate crisis. Dr. Mustafa Tan, head of the National Olive and Olive Oil Council (UZZK), stated that alongside the 750,000 tonnes of table olives, the country expects to produce 475,000 tonnes …

Press release… Türkiye entered the new season with an export target of 200 thousand tonnes of olive oil and 100 thousand tonnes of table olives… Emre Uygun Historic harvest requires historic records in exports… Historical harvest in olive and olive oil has set big targets in exports… The country, which …

Press release… Turkish olives appreciated 46 percent in dollar terms… M. Kadri Gündeş, Vice President of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZİB), announced that 97 percent of Türkiye’s 210 million dollars table olive exports in the 2023/24 season were packaged exports. Kadri Gündeş Underlining that the average …

Press release… Historical record in table olive exports! Türkiye reaches 210 million dollars in table olive exports… Davut Er Türkiye, which entered the 2024/25 season with the goal of world leadership in table olives, left the 2023/24 season behind with a historical record in exports. Türkiye’s table olive exports soared …

Dr. Mustafa Tan, President of the National Olive and Olive Oil Council (UZZK), said olive oil is a 2-year product. With the prediction that olive oil production in the world will surge this season, the removal of the restriction on olive oil exports in Türkiye was welcomed positively by the …

Edremit Chamber of Commerce President Ahmet Çetin said, ‘As Edremit olive oil, we started our fight against counterfeiting in geographically marked products.’ Ahmet Çetin COMPANIES THAT COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS WERE REPORTED TO THE MINISTRY OF TRADE… Edremit Chamber of Commerce President Ahmet Çetin warned citizens that fake olive oils are sold …

In Türkiye’s Mediterranean province of Antalya, two olive trees aged 800 and 1200, which could only yield 25 kilograms each last year due to drought, are expected to yield a total of 70 kilograms of olives this year. Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB) President Ali Çandır said that they expect about …

Press release… Turkish olive and olive oil exporters set sail for Australia… They flew 30 thousand kilometres to export Turkish olives and olive oil to Australia… Turkish olive and olive oil exporters, aiming to reach a 20 percent market share in Australia, which is the 12th economy of the world, …

In the first half of the year, olive and olive oil exports fell 83 percent to 78 million dollars. The sector is demanding the complete lifting of the export ban after the 50 thousand tonne quota expires on October 31. Because stocks have accumulated around 150 thousand tonnes. August, 2024… …