As VOLVAC, we also offer solutions for processing olives, one of our country's most important products. Thanks to factors such as its vegetation, climate, soil and water resources, product diversity and large agricultural workforce, our country is very well positioned and has great potential for crop farming. In our country's table olive and olive oil sector, producers who approach the subject from a quality perspective will gain added value and lasting success; to this end, the factors affecting quality — production conditions, harvesting and the effect of olive variety, sensory properties, chemical composition, antioxidant capacity and fatty acid composition — must be understood, post-harvest deformations minimised, and process and packaging solutions suited to today's technology developed.
Although we are the largest producer and consumer of black table olives, we have many problems in processing and marketing. Foremost among them is that traditional processing technology is still in use. The high salt content of processed olives is one of the most important factors affecting exports.
As consumption of green brined olives is low in our country, most of the production is for export. Grown mostly in the Aegean region, green brining olives require more care and attention than black table olives. As the fruit is light in colour, spots and bruises are immediately visible to the consumer, making this the most important quality criterion. On the other hand, not every olive variety is suitable for green brining. As with black table olives, green brining olives require a small stone, large fruit, thin skin and flesh that does not break or bruise easily during brining.
The vast majority of black table olive production is consumed in the domestic market. Salt is not an obstacle for the domestic market, as salty, wrinkled olives are preferred in our country. In Kalamata-style brining, however, the olives are kept in brine like pickles. Although this is an unfamiliar taste for us, it is a point that must be considered for exports. Most of our current exports go to countries where Turks living abroad seek the same taste as we do.
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