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

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.”