PALESTINE

Salfit Olive Mill

I am from Salfit city in the West Bank

My name is Sameer Almasri, I am the CEO of Alzayton company that owns a mill and a distribution company for olive oil. I am from Salfit city in the West Bank, I am engineer and working in the olive sector for more than 30 years. the company established in year 2006.

⸻ About
The company owned by 40 olive producers

We have three mills in Salfit, our 2 lines mill is the newest one among them, 2000kg of olives/ hour per line. Our mill produces 400-500 metric tons of oil every year (depending on the season),the company share is 25-30 metric tons every year. The company owned by 40 olive producers, each one of them has different shares. we sell 40% of our oil in the local market, 10% in Israel and 50% abroad.

⸻ EVOO & Virgin Olive Oil
Salfit region is well known as one of the biggest oil production region in West Bank

Salfit region is well known as one of the biggest oil production region in West Bank, beside of that it produces the highest quality oil in the WB, consumers usually pay more for the oil produced in Salfit as farmers there follow good practices in terms of collecting fruits, pressing of olives and oil storage.

⸻ Natural Environment