{"id":8962,"date":"2025-04-16T07:36:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T07:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recomed.net\/?p=8962"},"modified":"2025-04-16T07:40:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T07:40:18","slug":"post-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recomed.net\/?p=8962","title":{"rendered":"The silent \u201cwar\u201d of the olive in the US and Trump\u2019s gift to the Turks and Egyptians"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Greek producers and standardizers are worried about the risk of the collapse of the success of recent years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Tariffs<\/strong>\u00a0are a weapon and a tool for exercising policy, and in this capacity,\u00a0US <\/strong>President Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s move to impose a tariff of only 10% on products from\u00a0Turkey<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Egypt<\/strong>\u00a0significantly changes the terms of a \u201csilent war\u201d that has been waged in recent years on American soil. And this concerns the shares in two product categories that\u00a0Greece<\/strong>\u00a0has been trying to \u201cbuild\u201d a better presence in recent years, olives and olive oil. Hence the obvious concern of people throughout the supply chain about the developments during a conference organized yesterday by the company Soybean Mills for the edible oil markets!<\/p>

According to the latest official data, in 2024 Greek olive exports to the\u00a0US<\/strong>\u00a0reached 201 million euros and 75 million euros of\u00a0olive oil<\/strong>\u00a0(of which approximately 65 million euros concerned extra virgin).<\/p>

The numbers are undoubtedly small in relation to the wider international competition, but they do not cease to hide behind them a dynamic that has been building in recent years. Only that the latter, as professionals in the field have warned, is in danger of \u201cfinding\u201d a wall of tariffs.<\/p>

\u201cAt present, a competitive disadvantage is being created for Greek products in relation to those of the largest competitors,\u201d says the CEO of the \u201cSoybean Mills\u201d Group, Mr. Stathis Giavroglou, to newmoney. The interesting fact is that now the \u201cbig competitors\u201d on American soil are not the Spaniards and the Italians, who undoubtedly control the largest part of the olive oil and olive market, but the Turks, the Tunisians and the Egyptians. \u201cI say for now because I am convinced that negotiations will begin on this, so we have hope that olive oil can at least be exempted from the 20% tariff imposed throughout the EU,\u201d notes Mr. Giavroglou.<\/p>

In any case, everything seems to favor Turkey mainly. \u201cTurkey has made leaps in recent years in terms of both quality and quantity,\u201d says Dimitris Dambasinas, General Manager of \u201cHellenic Fine Oils\u201d, a subsidiary of the \u201cSoybean Mills\u201d Group, to newmoney. \u201cIt is no coincidence that Turkish olive oil has managed to double its share of American imports in a few years, surpassing Greek olive oil. Now it will gain an even greater economic advantage over all European products,\u201d he adds.<\/p>

The picture of the reclassifications is partly outlined by the data of the International Olive Council on the quantities of olive oil and pomace oil imported by the USA from various countries. It is worth noting that this is the largest importer of olive oil<\/p>

According to them, from 2018 to 2024, Spain exported an average of almost 126 thousand tons to the USA, or approximately 34% of total American olive oil imports. Italy, respectively, 114 thousand tons (31%), Tunisia, 57 thousand tons (15%), Turkey, almost 23 thousand tons (6%), Portugal, 14 thousand tons (4%), Greece, 12 thousand tons (3%) and Argentina, approximately 9 thousand tons (2%). Overall, the US, with annual volumes exceeding 360,000 tons and a six-year average of almost 373,000, is by far the largest importer in the world, according to research data presented by Manolis Giannoulis, president of the Interprofessional Olive Oil Organization (EDOE).<\/p>

In this environment, the need for strategic support for Greek olive production is more urgent than ever, it was underlined at the conference, noting that other European olive-producing countries, such as Italy and Spain, are considering supporting their exports.<\/p>

Source<\/strong>: https:\/\/en.protothema.gr\/2025\/04\/09\/the-silent-war-of-the-olive-in-the-us-and-trumps-gift-to-the-turks-and-egyptians\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greek producers and standardizers are worried about the risk of the collapse of the success of recent years Tariffs\u00a0are a weapon and a tool for exercising policy, and in this capacity,\u00a0US President Donald Trump\u2019s move to impose a tariff of only 10% on products from\u00a0Turkey\u00a0and\u00a0Egypt\u00a0significantly changes the terms of a \u201csilent war\u201d that has been … <\/p>\n

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