Iran expects record high olive harvest

Published 2022년 12월 14일

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Iran is set to produce between 155,000 tons and a record 200,000 tons of olives in the 2022/23 marketing year, with 100,000 tons expected to be processed into a record 17,000 tons of olive oil. This is a significant increase compared to the previous year's 10,000 tons and the five-year average of 9,600 tons. The surge in production is largely due to the expansion of olive cultivation, with support from the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture. However, there are concerns among farmers about the potential for lower prices due to the high harvest. The government is considering ways to increase domestic consumption of olive oil to address this issue.

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As the harvest is in full swing, Iranian officials expect the Central Asian country to produce between 155,000 tons and a record high 200,000 tons of olives in 2022/23 MY. The 100,000 tons are expected to be processed into a record 17,000 tons of olive oil. If this comes to fruition, this year's olive oil production will significantly dwarf both last year's 10,000 tons and the five-year average of 9,600 tons. Farmers in Zanjan province, Iran's largest olive-growing region located in the northwest of the country, told local media they expect to produce 100,000 tons of olives this year, four times the total harvest in previous years. Meanwhile, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balochistan, farmers are expecting a harvest of just 300 tons of olives, but the level of oil accumulation is said to be one of the highest they have seen. As a result, they expect a higher olive oil yield than usual. Javad Mir-Arab Razi, head of the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture's olive project ...

Source: Oilworld