Global consumption of table olives is increasing sharply

World consumption of table olives has increased sharply. Between 1990 and 2019, the consumption of table olives increased significantly, especially in member countries of the International Olive Council (IOC). As for consumption during the 2020/2021 campaign, it is estimated that it will increase by 0.4% compared to the 2019/2020 campaign. Consumption of table olives in Egypt increased from 11,000 tonnes in the 1990/1991 crop year to 650,000 tonnes in 2019/2020. Algeria has increased during this period from 14,000 to 325,000 tonnes and Turkey from 110,000 to 340,000 tonnes. Among the IOC member countries during the year 2019, Albania, which is at the peak of consumption per capita and per year, stands out with 10.6 kg, says Olimerca. It is, therefore, followed by Algeria with a consumption of 7.1 kg per capita per year, which makes a total of 305,000 tonnes per year. Egypt comes with a consumption of 6.0 kg and Turkey with 4.2 kg. The rest of the countries weigh less than 4 kg per ...