Marmarabirlik Board Chairman Ali Yıldız stated that they have also entered the cosmetics sector as a union and that they are working on olive oil chocolate. Yıldız noted that crop declarations will continue until November 17, and that 41 thousand tons of crop declarations have been received from members so far, adding that the more accurate the crop declarations are, the easier the purchases will be. As of the end of the year, Marmarabirlik exported for 35 million dollars.