Turkey caught in a huge momentum rapidly increasing use of olive oil production in the world in recent years.
The United Nations (UN) report by the International Olive Council operating within Turkey, during the period 2016 to 2017 was the only country showing an increase in oil production.
Turkey should climatic conditions, geographical location and both have very favorable to agricultural land with olive farming land structure. International Olive Council for Promotion Unit Chief Ender day, the olive oil production in the world longstanding Spain, Italy, Greece, Tunisia and Turkey can no longer sort of change, says Turkey could be up to second place in the coming years.
Only 5 percent of the oil produced in the world is olive oil. However, the consumption of olive oil has increased approximately 2 times in the last 20 years. This has brought this plant species, which will be produced more in the future, to an economically important point.
Turkey caught in a huge momentum rapidly increasing use of olive oil production in the world in recent years.
The United Nations (UN) report by the International Olive Council operating within Turkey, during the period 2016 to 2017 was the only country showing an increase in oil production.
Turkey should climatic conditions, geographical location and both have very favorable to agricultural land with olive farming land structure. International Olive Council for Promotion Unit Chief Ender day, the olive oil production in the world longstanding Spain, Italy, Greece, Tunisia and Turkey can no longer sort of change, says Turkey could be up to second place in the coming years.
Only 5 percent of the oil produced in the world is olive oil. However, the consumption of olive oil has increased approximately 2 times in the last 20 years. This has brought this plant species, which will be produced more in the future, to an economically important point.
Countries with a coast to the Mediterranean all over the world have the most suitable soil for olive production due to their climate. It is a remarkable detail that 86% of the world olive production, which is approximately 13 million tons, is concentrated in 6 typical Mediterranean countries. Respectively 26% of production in Spain, 23% in Italy, 15% in Greece, Turkey 9%, 8% and 5% is provided by Tunisia to Morocco. With an area of 9.8 million hectares, 95% of the world’s olive production area has been collected in the countries around the Mediterranean. The rest is done in Latin American countries with Mediterranean Climate, Australia and China and other countries.
Turkey olive trees, the presence of 90 million to 177 million of issuing, since 2020, 650 thousand tons of olive oil production to the world second, 1 million 200 thousand tons and aims to lead the world with table olive production, but a country that is seriously lacking in branding and marketing.
Around 9 million hectares of the world, olives are produced from 900 million olive trees. There are about 172 million olive trees in Turkey. In this context, Aegean and Marmara regions take the lead. 7 percent of these trees are in Balıkesir. There are around 1 million 800 olive trees in Ayvalık.
Turkey caught in a huge momentum rapidly increasing use of olive oil production in the world in recent years.
The United Nations (UN) report by the International Olive Council operating within Turkey, during the period 2016 to 2017 was the only country showing an increase in oil production.
Turkey should climatic conditions, geographical location and both have very favorable to agricultural land with olive farming land structure. International Olive Council for Promotion Unit Chief Ender day, the olive oil production in the world longstanding Spain, Italy, Greece, Tunisia and Turkey can no longer sort of change, says Turkey could be up to second place in the coming years.
Only 5 percent of the oil produced in the world is olive oil. However, the consumption of olive oil has increased approximately 2 times in the last 20 years. This has brought this plant species, which will be produced more in the future, to an economically important point.
Countries with a coast to the Mediterranean all over the world have the most suitable soil for olive production due to their climate. It is a remarkable detail that 86% of the world olive production, which is approximately 13 million tons, is concentrated in 6 typical Mediterranean countries. Respectively 26% of production in Spain, 23% in Italy, 15% in Greece, Turkey 9%, 8% and 5% is provided by Tunisia to Morocco. With an area of 9.8 million hectares, 95% of the world’s olive production area has been collected in the countries around the Mediterranean. The rest is done in Latin American countries with Mediterranean Climate, Australia and China and other countries.
Turkey olive trees, the presence of 90 million to 177 million of issuing, since 2020, 650 thousand tons of olive oil production to the world second, 1 million 200 thousand tons and aims to lead the world with table olive production, but a country that is seriously lacking in branding and marketing.
Around 9 million hectares of the world, olives are produced from 900 million olive trees. There are about 172 million olive trees in Turkey. In this context, Aegean and Marmara regions take the lead. 7 percent of these trees are in Balıkesir. There are around 1 million 800 olive trees in Ayvalık.
Greece is far ahead in olive oil consumption
If we examine the olive oil consumption rates on a country basis; Greece is still the leader, despite the huge declines. Annual olive oil consumption per capita is 12.8 kilos. Per capita consumption, which is 11.3 kilograms in Spain, is 10.5 kilograms in Italy, 7.2 kilograms in Portugal, 5.5 kilograms in Cyprus, 3.2 kilograms in Luxembourg, 3 kilograms in Malta, and this ratio is 1.7 in France.
Although a significant increase in oil consumption in Turkey in recent years, per capita consumption remains limited to 1.4 kilos. Considering that per capita consumption in Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia is over 3 kilos, this rate is quite low. In the USA, which is not a member of the International Olive Council, consumption per capita is 0.9 kg but has been increasing rapidly in recent years.
Turkey should pay attention to branding and marketing
Oil market traders say that seaside olives is better in taste and flavors produced and in this respect Turkey is very lucky and potential noting that high, “We are producing very high quality olives and olive oil in Turkey, but we are lagging in branding and marketing. manufacturer sold before finding the product value drawn from this work. We need to market our brand in edited international fairs. Spain, Italy, and made the brand patent applications in countries such as Greece that of the Turkish position dozens of times more. We are a tourism country of. We need to give importance to brand “is doing he says, and emphasizes the importance of branding.
Rare daytime longstanding world olive oil production in Spain, Italy, Greece, Tunisia and Turkey can no longer sort of change, says Turkey could be up to second place in the coming years.