Olive growing in Artvin
Karadeniz region · 717 t of olives and 53 t of olive oil in 2025-26.
In the 2025-26 season Artvin harvested 717 tonnes of olives from 23.000 bearing trees — an average of 30.8 kg per tree. Of that crop 451 t went to the table and 266 t to pressing, yielding 53 tonnes of olive oil.
Where it stands
- 1 of 10 in the Karadeniz region — 82.9% of the region's crop, 0.0% of Turkey's
- 30.8 kg per tree — 21.1 kg above the regional average of 9.7 kg
- 63% of the crop goes to the table (regional average 69%) — table-oriented
Çoruh's award-winning olive: Butko
Artvin is the most striking case of Black Sea olive growing, and it owes that to a single variety: Butko. It grows in the province's Yusufeli district, in the microclimate of the Çoruh Valley.
Butko oil won the Superior Taste Award at the International Olive Oil Fair in Beijing in 2006, on the strength of its very low acidity. The variety is currently in the geographical indication registration process.
The physical look of the groves is distinctive too: roughly 25,000 trees on 880 decares, with tree heights of 8-12 metres — growers harvest from ladders. This is a traditional picture, entirely unlike the low-crowned trees of the coast. The centuries-old trees protected across generations are counted as part of the province's cultural heritage.
Beyond Butko, the genotypes Otur, Satı and Görvele are also recorded in Artvin.
2025-26 season
| Bearing trees | 23.000 |
| Olives | 717 t |
| To the table | 451 t (%63) |
| For oil | 266 t |
| Olive oil | 53 t |
| Per tree | 30.8 kg |
Only the current season is published for this province; the multi-season series exists for İzmir, Aydın, Manisa, Muğla, Bursa and Çanakkale.
Varieties of the Karadeniz region
Varieties are recorded by region in the source, not by province.
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