Turkiye: Olive oil journey from garden to tables

Published Nov 12, 2023

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The Mut district in Turkey is known for its olive production, with a 300-year-old olive tree supplying 20% of the country's olive oil. Despite this year being a 'no year' for olives, the district is still expected to produce 130 thousand tons of olives and 10 thousand tons of olive oil. Mut olives and olive oil are popular both domestically and internationally due to their high quality, natural, and organic production, leading to exports to countries such as France, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Harvest continues in Mut district, where a 300-year-old olive tree is located and supplies 20 percent of Turkey's olive oil. Although this year is a 'no year', 130 thousand tons of olives and 10 thousand tons of olive oil are expected to be produced in the district. Olives have spread to the world through the Middle East through Mut, and Mut olives and olive oil are sold domestically and abroad with the climatic advantage and the advantage of quality, natural and organic production. Mut District Agriculture and Forestry Director Ekrem Bayır said, “There are 700 thousand decares of agricultural land in our district, 300 thousand decares of which are olive production areas. We have approximately 12 and a half million olive trees registered in the farmer registration system. "We have 15 million olive trees in our district, including our unregistered olive trees," he said. Bayır continued his words as follows: “Olive cultivation in our Mut district dates back centuries. The most ...
Source: Iha

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