BY: Dr. Hana Saada
ALGIERS- Tizi-Ouzou, known for its vibrant olive groves, has reported a remarkable surge in olive oil production for the 2023/2024 olive season. A total volume of 7,476,637 liters of olive oil was produced in the region, marking a significant achievement despite adverse weather conditions.
Khelidja Chibani, the head of the arboriculture sector at the local Agricultural Services Directorate (DSA), revealed that this substantial quantity of olive oil was extracted from approximately 556,109.94 quintals of olives harvested throughout the wilaya. The average oil yield was estimated at 13 liters per quintal.
Despite facing unfavorable climatic conditions, particularly the lack of rainfall during the autumn of 2023, olive oil production exceeded expectations by 806,975 liters. The DSA had initially projected a production of 6,669,662 liters of olive oil for the season.
Compared to the previous olive season (2022/2023), which yielded over 5 million liters of olive oil, this year’s production represents a significant increase, highlighting the resilience of Tizi-Ouzou’s olive industry.
While the current production is considered satisfactory given the challenging climate conditions, it falls short of the exceptional output achieved during the 2019/2020 season. During that record-breaking season, Tizi-Ouzou produced a staggering 19.6 million liters of olive oil, marking a 100% increase from the previous year (2018/2019). The olive harvest during the 2019/2020 season surpassed 918,000 quintals.
The olive crushing process for the 556,109.94 quintals of harvested olives was managed by 339 olive mills, including 165 traditional, 60 semi-automatic, and 114 modern mills, according to Chibani.
Tizi-Ouzou boasts an extensive olive orchard covering a total area of over 38,005.45 hectares, hosting more than 4,330,361 olive trees. Of this total area, 29,938.07 hectares, comprising 3,130,168 olive trees, are currently in production, showcasing the region’s significant contribution to Algeria’s olive oil industry.
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