Turkish Olives: 2013-2014 harvest

The work of forecasting is carried out throughout Turkey in the five most important regions from the point of view of the production shows that the olive harvest should be 391,000 tonnes against 455,000 tonnes in the previous season, while the production of olive oil would fall to 141,000 tonnes this year, approximately 60 000 tonnes less than last year.

Turkey is among the five largest producers of olives in the world. It exports olive oil to over 90 importing countries and olives to over 65 countries. Last season the Turkish export of this product had risen to 400 million dollars.

Source : Union des Exportateurs Egéenne