Turkey: Arbequina olive cultivation increases in Sarıgöl

In the Sarıgöl district of Manisa, the planting area of Arbequina type olives, which have high oil yields, has been rapidly expanding in recent years, while olive oil with zero acidity is sold for 500 TL per liter. In the Saruhanlı district of Manisa, the planting area has been expanding in recent years, Arbequina olive saplings that do not exceed two meters in height and only start to yield in the second year are planted at two-meter intervals. Süleyman Özkan, the Spanish Arbequina olive sapling producer, whose planting has started every year in irrigated rural and plain areas, said, "Arbequina type olive saplings, which start to yield from the second year and have a zero acid oil ratio, have been planted in abundance in the Sarıgöl and Alaşehir districts in recent years. Last year, 30 thousand and this year, nearly 50 thousand Arbequina olive saplings met the soil." ...