Record crop prices crashed: The price dropped to exactly 3 years ago!

It was learned that due to the high yield this year, the price per liter of olive oil was around 200 TL, which was the price 3 years ago.

Olive harvesting has intensified in Mersin, which is among the first important production centers of Türkiye's fresh vegetables and fruits. Olives, which are grown in many regions throughout the city from zero to 800 altitudes, are collected with great difficulty, sieved and then taken to oil factories. The olives arriving at the factory are transferred to the boilers, passed through the aspirator and washed. Then, the olives pass through the crusher and turn into olive oil, which is indispensable for the table, after a arduous journey of approximately 2 hours.

While the most trees in Mersin, which is among the top 4 in olive production, are in Mut district, many farmers in Tarsus, Silifke and Erdemli districts grow olives for both home consumption and economic income. Prices have dropped significantly this year due to the high yield and the fact that stocks are not depleted from last year. It was stated that the price of a liter is around 200 TL these days when the harvest is intensified, and this figure is almost the same as 3 years ago.

"THIS YEAR THE WHOLE NATION WILL EAT OLIVE OIL"

Stating that they worked intensively with the start of the harvest in Erdemli district, olive oil factory operator İsmail Öztürk explained the process. Öztürk said, "With the harvest, our farmers bring their products and we start processing them here. After our olives are washed, they enter our machines. We knead the olives for a while with the crushers in our machines. With this kneading process, we separate the oil and water and deliver the oils to our customers. The olive harvest started with an incredible yield this year. We started our production intensively."

Pointing out that the prices are currently falling, Öztürk said, "Since there is too much olive oil in stock, everyone's prices have started to decrease now. This year, the whole nation will eat olive oil. We have offered it for sale in 5-liter containers at the facility for a thousand liras so that all our people can eat olive oil."

Fatma Meydan, who harvests from the trees around her house, said that she uses it in all her meals and that the harvest was very good this year.

Yusuf Aslan, who brought the olives he collected to the facility for oil, said, "The weather conditions have been fruitful this year. The rain has been abundant and beautiful. Since this region is generally full of juicy olives and planted on the edges of the garden, the olives of this region are generally available every year. It is very rare that they are in short supply. So, it is not bad. If the oil comes out, it is the best for us."

While Mehmet Şahin, one of the farmers, said, "We have harvested the olives, we will harvest the olives and get our oil," Ummu Soydan said, "We have harvested our olives, we brought them, we will get our oil this year. This year is fruitful."