Table olive exports from Turkey run toward a new record of 100 thousand tons

Published 2022년 4월 17일

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Turkey is witnessing a significant increase in table olive exports, with a 32% rise in the first half of the 2021/22 season, reaching 60 thousand tons. The country aims to exceed 100 thousand tons in exports by the end of the season, bringing in 175 million dollars in revenue. The demand for both black and green olives is high, with Germany being the leading importer of black olives and Iraq showing a strong preference for green olives. The Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters' Association is optimistic about the future of the industry, but calls for increased support for producers due to rising costs.

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Indispensable for breakfast tables, from pizzas to pastas; Turkey is running towards a new export record in table olives, which are consumed in many different areas from salads to bakery products. In the first half of the 2021/22 season, Turkey exported 60 thousand tons of table olives with an increase of 32 percent. The target of the sector is to exceed 100 thousand tons in exports at the end of the season. Noting that the Turkish olive industry left the 2020/21 season behind with an amount of 150 million 142 thousand dollars in return for the export of 88 thousand 430 tons of table olives, Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters' Association (EZZİB) President Davut Er emphasized that they had a successful process in the first half of the 2021/22 season. Informing that Turkey has a yield of 506 thousand 754 tons of table olives in the 2021/22 season, EZZİB President Er said, "We have achieved an increase of 32 percent on amount and 17 percent on a foreign currency basis in table ...

Source: Yenihaberden