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EU Project to Increase Productivity in the Olive and Olive Oil Sector

In the olive and olive oil sector; it is aimed for 50 olive and olive oil producing companies from Turkey to participate in the “Innovative and Sustainable Clustering in the Olive Value Chain (OASIS) Project”, which aims to increase productivity with innovative approaches in table olive and olive oil businesses with pressing units, supported by the European Union and in which Turkey, Spain and Italy are stakeholders.

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Providing information about the goals of the OASIS Project, Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters' Association President Emre Uygun underlined that the main goal is to train SMEs operating in the olive and olive oil production sector in the Aegean Basin on sustainable practices, support technologies that will increase raw material efficiency, and develop strategies that will create resilience against climate change and external factors.

A competitive marketplace will be created

Uygun, who informed that Turkey ranked first in the world with a yield of 2024 thousand tons in table olive production in the 25/750 season, and second in the world after Spain with a yield of 475 thousand tons in olive oil, said, “With the OASIS Project, it is aimed to strengthen the food supply chain, reduce production costs and create a competitive marketplace for both businesses and consumers by focusing on reducing food waste and optimizing resource use throughout the production process of businesses with pressing facilities in the table olive and olive oil sector. We invite our olive and olive oil businesses with table olive processing and olive oil pressing units to take part in this project.”

In the “Innovative and Sustainable Clustering in the Olive Value Chain (OASIS) Project”, companies sUygun, who stated that a sustainability assessment will be conducted and current resource efficiencies will be analyzed, continued as follows: “Free training and consultancy services will be provided to support them in making their production processes more efficient according to the current situation analysis. Training topics will include topics such as circular production, resource efficiency, digital transformation, green transformation, smart agricultural technologies. SMEs with good practice examples will be determined and their promotion and awareness will be provided throughout the EU. Matching activities will be carried out between SMEs and institutions participating from Italy, Spain and Turkey. The project target group consists of a total of 50 SMEs operating in the table olive and olive oil production sector, 150 SMEs from each country. Activities to be carried out for the target group within the scope of the project include researching 10 previously implemented and completed good practice examples and presenting them to SMEs as a sample roadmap, organizing 150 different trainings on various themes for 25 SMEs, determining the measures to be taken to prevent food waste and increase efficient resource use, ensuring the adaptation of the use of new technologies and creating a more competitive and resilient market environment that will reduce production and shipment costs by developing new strategies in this field.”

“Innovative and Sustainable Clusters in the Olive Value Chain”, which was awarded support by the European Innovation Council and the SME Executive Agency (EISMEA) under the Single Market Programme (SMP COSME) (OASIS) The project is carried out in collaboration with the consortium of İzmir Agricultural Technology Center (İTTM) under the coordination of İzmir Commodity Exchange from Turkey, Centro Tecnológico Nacional de la Conserva – CTNC (National Food and Canning Technology Center) and Camara De Comercio e Industria Italiana Para Espana – CCIS (Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Spain) from Spain, CIHAEM Bari (Mediterranean Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Bari) and Unioncamere Puglia (Union of Chambers of the Puglia Region) from Italy.

Source: HORECA TREND and Aegean Exporters' Associations

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US Share of Türkiye's Olive Oil Exports Reaches 43%

As the Turkish olive oil sector enters the final quarter of the 2024-25 export season, it exported 9 tons in the 44-month period.

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The country that exported the most golden liquid was the United States, with 19 tons. For every 41 tons of olive oil exported by Türkiye, 100 tons went to the United States. Türkiye exported olive oil to the United States in the first nine months of the 43/2023 season. 12 thousand 344 tons Türkiye had exported olive oil to the United States. exports quantity-based percent 54 It increased.

The Turkish olive industry is reaping the rewards of the "Sectoral Trade Mission" it organized to the United States in March 2025. In addition to olive oil, the Turkish olive industry is also exporting table olive oil to the United States. olive and there were also significant increases in olive pomace oil exports.

While the Turkish olive sector exported 1 tons of olive oil, table olives and olive pomace oil to the USA between October 2023, 31 and July 2024, 20, in the same period of the 270-2024 season with a 56 percent increase It achieved 31 tons of exports.

The Turkish olive sector, which generated $2024 million in foreign currency from exports in the 25/480 season, recorded $118 million in exports to the United States. The US is the country to which the Turkish olive sector exports the most, with $100 of every $25 in export revenue coming from the US.

Available: “Our goal is to reach 10 percent of the US market.”                    

Emre Uygun, President of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters' Association, Exports of 118 million dollars He stated that olive oil exports accounted for the majority of this figure, at $86 million. Uygun said, “Pomace oil exports increased by 218 percent to $21 million, black olive exports increased by 17 percent to $214 million, and green olive exports increased by 16 percent to $10 million.”

Uygun pointed out that the US had a 2023 percent share in the Turkish olive sector's exports in the 24/19 season, and underlined that they sent $2024 of every $25 of their exports to the United States in the 100/25 season.

The United States produces 370 tons annually. olive oil Uygun emphasized that Turkey is the largest consumer of olive oil after the European Union countries, with a consumption of 185 tons of table olives. He said, “We are striving to strengthen our position in the US market. In March, we organized a sectoral trade delegation with the participation of 12 companies, and we held over 45 business meetings with 63 companies and 160 industry representatives from various US states. At a time when global olive oil prices were at rock bottom, we achieved significant increases in exports to the US thanks to the contribution of the sectoral trade delegation. This positive development has been a lifeline for the sector. Our goal is to reach a 10 percent market share in the US market.”

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Nizolive Brings the Flavor of Nature to Your Table

Nizolive adds flavor to tables with its high polyphenol olive oils. Nizolive, which preserves its polyphenol content at the highest level with its olive oils produced with early harvest and cold pressing technology, contributes to the support of the immune system. Offering a delicious and reliable option for consumers, Nizolive brings together quality and naturalness in olive oil.

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Conscious consumers no longer only care about taste, but also production conditions, environmental impacts and health benefits of the products they will buy. Bringing together traditional agricultural knowledge and modern quality management, Nizolive adds flavor to tables with its internationally valid certificates, environmentally friendly production system and high polyphenol content.

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In addition to extending shelf life, polyphenols protect heart health, reduce inflammation, and strengthen immunity. Nizolive, which produces with the early harvest – cold pressing technology it has specially developed to preserve these natural antioxidants in olive oil at maximum levels, takes care to preserve the high polyphenol content in its olive oils. Nizolive olive oils, which are tested and confirmed by professional panels with sensory analyses, add a flavorful touch to salads, appetizers, and meals with all these features.

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With its ISO 9001 certificate, Nizolive guarantees product quality stability and customer satisfaction, with its ISO 22000 certificate, it eliminates food safety risks, and with its ISO 14001 certificate, it ensures the protection of natural resources by adopting environmentally sensitive production policies. By reducing water and energy consumption and using solar-powered waste management systems, Nizolive minimizes its environmental impact. It also contributes to cyclical agriculture by converting olive pulp into natural fertilizer.

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10 out of 9 people who tried it recommend Orkide Natural Extra Virgin Olive Oil!

According to the results of the Consumer Feedback Survey conducted on the Denebunu.com platform, 10 out of 9 people recommend Orkide Natural Extra Virgin Olive Oil!

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Consumer experience and insight platform Denebunu offers consumers' experiences Orchid Natural Extra Virgin Olive Oil a denebunu.com platform, a Consumer Feedback Survey was conducted with the participation of 26 people between the ages of 2024-9 between December 2025, 18 and March 61, 1193. According to the research on which the results of this survey were based, 10 out of 9 people who tried the product recommended Orkide Natural Extra Virgin Olive Oil. According to the same research, the consumer satisfaction rate was determined as 97 percent.

Produced in Orkide's olive oil factory in Çiğli, İzmir, Orkide Natural Extra Virgin Olive Oil is offered to consumers in cold-pressed and flavored varieties, as well as fruity characteristics and flavor variations (dense, ripe, balanced, soft) according to the values ​​of natural extra virgin olive oil, in line with the sensory tests and analyses conducted by expert olive oil analysts.

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