Turkey: Approximately 60% of table olive exports were made to 3 countries

Published 2020년 11월 24일

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Turkey achieved significant success in the 2019-2020 table olive season, with sales amounting to 123,000 tons and generating $145.7 million in revenue. Germany, Romania, and Iraq emerged as the primary markets, accounting for approximately 60% of the exports. Germany's demand was particularly high, with around 4 million Turks residing in the country, leading to the sale of both black and green olives. Meanwhile, Iraq's olive consumption has been on the rise, and Romania imports an average of 30-40 thousand tons annually. Ayhan Bakan, a member of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters Association, emphasized the potential for further growth in these markets.

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Turkey, the country has sold 123 20192020 season table olives. Approximately 60 percent of exports were made to Germany, Romania and Iraq. According to the information compiled by the AA correspondent from the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters Association data, 84 thousand tons of olives were exported for $ 145.7 million in the 2019-2020 season. Germany, Romania and Iraq stood out in exports. From these three countries, 16 thousand 479 tons of table olives were sent to Germany for 42.5 million dollars. 35 million dollars of the product sold to Germany, which is estimated to be 4 million Turks, was black and 7.5 million dollars were green olives. 20 thousand 716 tons of products were sold to Iraq and 18.3 million dollars were obtained by sending 13 thousand 940 tons of products to Romania. Ayhan Bakan, a member of the Executive Board of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters Association, was the expatriate factor in Germany. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, he said that Germany ...

Source: Haberota