Market Trends of Asia Pacific Olive Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the APAC Olive Market according to our research experts:
Middle East Countries are the Major Producer
Olive production in the Asia-Pacific region is very low due to the climate, which is unsuitable for olive production. This region produced only 0.4 million ton of olives in 2018. According to FAO, Middle East countries, such as Lebanon, Palestine, and Iran produced a relatively significant amount of Olives in the region with 27.0%, 21.9%, and 19.5% production share. These three countries collectively produced 68% of the total olives produced in the Asia-Pacific Region. Australia, Israel, and Iraq are other minor olive producing countries in this region.
United States Dominates the Import Market
Asia Pacific countries primarily depend on olive imports to meet its consumption demand. According to FAO, this region imported 755 million worth of olives in 2018 and has been continuously increasing since 2015. The major importing partners of this region are Spain, Greece with 48.16%, and 29.23% share of the total Asia-Pacific region import value, respectively. Even though olive production is very low in this region, the minor amount of exports from the Asia-Pacific region is noticed. According to the ITC trade map, it exported USD 44 million worth of olives in 2018.
