Al-Jouf olive presses begin the 2026 production season
Olive presses in northern Saudi Arabia began receiving this year’s harvest in October; industry figures cited by SPA include historical output data.
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Olive presses in Al-Jouf began receiving harvests and processing olives into oil this October, the Saudi Press Agency reported on October 20. The report described the process at Al-Jawbah Press, from cleaning and washing the fruit through extraction, purification and packaging.
The Al-Jouf Olive Producers Association chairman told SPA that the region has more than 30 million olive trees across over 20,000 hectares, with an estimated value of about SAR500 million. He said olive production exceeded 160,000 tonnes in 2025, including about 25,000 tonnes of olive oil, compared with roughly 3,000 tonnes of oil in 2006. These are attributed estimates and historical figures, not a 2026 harvest result. The report does not explicitly state the geographical coverage of the historical output figures.
Data
Olive-sector figures stated by the source
Olive-sector figures stated by the source
| Olive trees in Al-Jouf; date unstated | 30000000 | More than |
Methodology
Tree, area and economic-value figures refer to Al-Jouf; their reference dates are unstated. The geographical coverage of the 2025 and 2006 output figures is unclear in the source, so they are not classified as national or regional totals.
Updated:
Olive-sector figures stated by the source
Olive-sector figures stated by the source
| Olive area in Al-Jouf; date unstated | 20000 | More than |
Methodology
Tree, area and economic-value figures refer to Al-Jouf; their reference dates are unstated. The geographical coverage of the 2025 and 2006 output figures is unclear in the source, so they are not classified as national or regional totals.
Updated:
Olive-sector figures stated by the source
Olive-sector figures stated by the source
| Estimated economic value for Al-Jouf; date unstated | 500 | Approximately |
Methodology
Tree, area and economic-value figures refer to Al-Jouf; their reference dates are unstated. The geographical coverage of the 2025 and 2006 output figures is unclear in the source, so they are not classified as national or regional totals.
Updated:
Olive-sector figures stated by the source
Olive-sector figures stated by the source
| 2025 olive output; geographical scope unstated | 160000 | More than |
| 2025 olive-oil output; geographical scope unstated | 25000 | Approximately |
| 2006 olive-oil output; geographical scope unstated | 3000 | Approximately |
Methodology
Tree, area and economic-value figures refer to Al-Jouf; their reference dates are unstated. The geographical coverage of the 2025 and 2006 output figures is unclear in the source, so they are not classified as national or regional totals.
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