The olive harvest has begun, with Marmarabirlik aiming to purchase 70 thousand tons and targeting $50 million in exports.

The olive harvest has begun in Bursa and its districts. Farmers, starting with the first light of morning, head to the orchards and collect the olives that adorn tables, picking them together as a family. Marmarabirlik President Ali Yıldız stated that this year large-grained and high-quality products stand out, and that the table olive and oil olive harvest in Turkey is expected to total 2 million 450 thousand tons, with 740 thousand tons of them being table olives. Marmarabirlik President Ali Yıldız made evaluations regarding the olive harvest that began in the Marmara Region. Yıldız noted that the harvest declaration from the Marmarabirlik region was 67 thousand tons, the amount of product received so far is around 8 thousand tons, and the average price is around 115 TL. The Harvest Start Program, organized by the Bursa Governorship, Mudanya Kaymakamlık and Marmarabirlik, was held at the olive purchase depot garden of Marmarabirlik's Mudanya Cooperative in Yörükali Mahallesi. ...