The olive oil harvest expectation is 250 thousand tons.

Ayvalık Chamber of Commerce President Ali Uçar said, "Ayvalık Olive Oil is recognized as one of the top three olive oils in the world, with the European Union registration process ongoing. This year, we expect a harvest of 200,000 to 250,000 tons in our country. With 200,000 tons of carryover stock from last year, there will be no supply shortage. The scarcity and quality of our first harvest extra virgin olive oils in the 2025-2026 season are excellent." Ayvalık, with nearly 2 million olive trees, 1 million 180 thousand of which are over 300 years old, and 81 monumental trees over 600 years old, 61 of which are registered, is described as the capital of quality olive oil. Ayvalık is also one of the world's three most famous olive oil locations. The "Ayvalık International Olive, Harvest, and Tourism Festival," first celebrated in 1970 by the Ayvalık Chamber of Commerce, will be held for the 20th time from October 16-19 with the slogan "Let's Meet in Ayvalık, the Capital of Olive ...