Rising Olive Costs Threaten Harvest

September 25, 2026 · Tarım Pusulası

Olive producers in Bursa's İznik district face a pre-harvest crisis due to escalating input costs and anticipated low purchase prices.

Mehmet Efe, an Agricultural Engineer and farmer who met with producers in Bursa's İznik district, highlighted the price and cost imbalance in the olive sector. Recalling that oil olives were sold at 40-50 Lira and table olives at 160 Lira (Marmarabirlik's base price) last year, Mehmet Efe stated that this season, prices of 40 Lira for oil olives and 180-200 Lira for table olives are being discussed. Emphasizing that fuel prices have exceeded 100 Lira and daily labor wages have surpassed 1,500-2,000 Lira, Agricultural Engineer and farmer Mehmet Efe conveyed the producers' concerns with the following words:

Stating that this season is a 'bumper year' for olives, Mehmet Efe expressed that global and local market dynamics are pressuring producers. Mehmet Efe, who mentioned that there are existing stocks in Turkey and Spain and that world olive oil trade is slowing down, requested urgent measures for sustainable production. Arguing that producers should not be left alone, Agricultural Engineer and farmer Mehmet Efe addressed the authorities:

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