Olive and olive oil sector meeting held in Aydın
2021-2022 Season Olive and Olive Oil Sector Meeting was held in the ATB conference hall with the participation of the heads of the district agriculture chambers and sector representatives. At the meeting held, the problems experienced in the olive and olive oil sector, solutions to these problems and demands were discussed. "A total of 24 million dollars worth of olive exports were made from Aydın in 2020" Noting that Turkey ranks 4th in the world in olive oil production and Aydın ranks first, Fevzi Çondur, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ATB, said, "Our country ranks 4th in the world in olive oil production. , our province ranks first in our country. While 9.5 percent of the table olive trees in our country are located in our province, our province contributes to the table olive production of our country with a rate of 17.6%. 9.3 percent of olive production is produced in our province alone. Our country has exported a total of 150 million 143 thousand dollars in olives in 2020. Our province has contributed approximately 24 million dollars to our country in exports in 2020. 29 thousand 762 tons of tableware in Aydın Commodity Exchange in the 2020-2021 season The average price of olives in 2020-2021 is 6 lira and 36 kuruş. "In the 2021 season, 10 thousand 346 tons of olive oil has been traded in our stock market, and the average price of olive oil obtained from olives for oil is 21 liras and 61 kurus," he said.