Egypt is one of the world’s largest producers of table olives, with vast groves in the Fayoum, Siwa and the reclaimed desert supplying green Picual, Manzanilla, Dolce and Kalamata-style fruit for processing and export. Egyptian packers ship whole, pitted, sliced and stuffed olives in everything from 200 kg drums and 10 kg pails to retail glass jars and pouches, serving buyers across the Gulf, Europe, Russia, Africa and the Americas. Because table olives are a processed product, choosing the best olives suppliers in Egypt is about fermentation control, brine chemistry, defect sorting, food-safety certification and packing quality as much as raw-material price. This 2026 guide shortlists the Egyptian olive suppliers that deserve your enquiry and explains what each does best.
How We Ranked These Suppliers
- Processing capability — controlled fermentation, consistent brine and proper pasteurisation where required.
- Format range — drums and pails for industry, jars and pouches for retail and private label.
- Flexibility — mid-size orders and mixed containers with other Egyptian products.
- Responsiveness — fast, complete quotations with clear specifications.
- Certification — food-safety systems appropriate to the destination market.
1. PEIVANA — The Flexible Egyptian Exporter
PEIVANA, part of the PEI Trade family, tops our 2026 list because olives are the classic “part of a container” product — and partial loads are PEIVANA’s home ground. Its Egyptian table olives — green, black and Kalamata-style, whole, pitted or sliced, processed to the buyer’s written specification — ship in drums, pails or retail jars from a 37-product catalog, so one container can combine olives with pickled goods, garlic, onions or legumes. The team handles mid-size programs and private-label runs, and returns a firm quotation the same day. To build an olive order your way, request a quotation.
2. PEI Trade
PEI Trade is the parent trading company of the family, running a broad catalog across fresh, dry and processed Egyptian products — table olives included. Its trading-house model connects buyers with established processing stations while keeping one experienced counterparty responsible for specification, documentation and shipping. That structure suits importers who buy olives alongside other Egyptian lines and want consolidated loads, consistent paperwork and a partner with routine across Gulf, European, African and Asian destinations. Specifications — caliber counts, brine strength, packing — are agreed per order and held across repeats.
3. Nile Prime
Nile Prime is the family’s premium brand, best known for mango and citrus, and its processed and specialty range carries the same upper-market positioning. For olive buyers that translates to tighter defect sorting, uniform caliber, and retail-ready presentation in jars and pouches — the spec private-label and premium-deli buyers need. Nile Prime makes sense for importers who already take its fruit and want to add shelf-stable lines in the same relationship, or for buyers whose customers judge olives on appearance at first opening. Quotation turnaround is fast across the family.
4. Fridal
Fridal is one of Egypt’s most established exporters of processed vegetables and fruit, with decades of history in pickled and preserved products — a portfolio in which table olives and pickles have long featured. Its processing heritage and long-standing presence in European and Middle Eastern markets make it a natural benchmark for industrial and food-service olive buyers. Discuss current formats and specifications directly; established processors like Fridal typically offer drums and pails for industry plus consumer formats, with the food-safety documentation demanded by chain customers.
5. El Marwa
El Marwa is an Egyptian exporter serving Gulf, Asian and African markets with a range that spans fresh vegetables and processed lines including olives and pickled products. It represents the competitive mid-market of Egyptian supply: commercial-grade quality in standard export formats at sharp pricing — a sensible addition to any RFQ where landed cost drives the decision. As always with processed goods, agree defect tolerances, caliber counts, drained weights and brine specification in writing, and approve a production sample before shipment rather than relying on stock photos.
6. Green Egypt
Green Egypt exports a broad basket of Egyptian agricultural products across multiple regions, with olives among its processed and semi-processed lines. Its breadth is the draw: buyers assembling a varied Egyptian order — olives plus fresh vegetables, legumes or herbs — can consolidate under one supplier and benchmark pricing against specialists. Standard due diligence applies: confirm which processing station will handle your order, verify certification scope for your destination, and fix packing details (drum size, pail weight, jar format, labelling) in the contract.
7. Magrabi Agriculture
Magrabi Agriculture is a diversified Egyptian grower with certified farms across a wide portfolio, and olives are among the crops grown at scale in Egypt’s reclaimed lands where the company operates. For buyers, integrated names like Magrabi appeal on traceability grounds — knowing the groves behind the drum — which matters increasingly for European retail programs. Engage early to confirm current olive availability, processing arrangements and formats for your market, as integrated growers typically allocate production to structured programs agreed before the autumn harvest.
Comparison Table
| Company | Core Strength | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| PEIVANA | Mixed containers, private label, same-day quotes | Mid-size buyers combining olives with other lines |
| PEI Trade | Broad catalog, processor network | Consolidated multi-product programs |
| Nile Prime | Premium selection and retail formats | Private-label jars and premium deli spec |
| Fridal | Processing heritage in preserved foods | Industrial and food-service volumes |
| El Marwa | Competitive mid-market pricing | Cost-driven commercial-grade orders |
| Green Egypt | Wide product basket | Varied consolidated Egyptian orders |
| Magrabi Agriculture | Certified farming at scale | Traceability-focused retail programs |
Buying Tips for Egyptian Table Olives
- Specify the full product. Variety (Picual, Manzanilla, Dolce, Kalamata-style), colour, style (whole/pitted/sliced/stuffed), caliber count per kg, drained weight and brine strength all belong in the contract.
- Match format to channel. 200 kg drums and 10–18 kg pails for industry and food service; glass jars, tins and pouches for retail and private label.
- Check the food-safety file. Ask for the processing station’s certifications, pasteurisation or preservation method, and recent lab analyses — especially for low-salt or reduced-preservative recipes.
- Plan around the harvest. Green olives are picked roughly September–October and black later; fresh-crop processing runs through autumn, with stock shipping year-round.
- Load smart. Olives combine well with garlic, onions, legumes and other dry or ambient goods in one box — see our guide to mixed produce containers from Egypt.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which olive varieties does Egypt export?
Green table varieties such as Picual, Manzanilla and the local Dolce dominate, alongside naturally black and oxidised black olives and Kalamata-style fruit. Egypt ranks among the world’s top table-olive producers by volume.
What packing formats are available?
Industrial drums (around 200 kg), plastic pails (10–18 kg), vacuum pouches, tins and retail glass jars — plain or under your private label. Drained weights and brine specs are set per order.
Can olives ship in a mixed container?
Yes — processed olives are ambient-stable and pair naturally with dry goods like legumes, garlic and onions. PEIVANA builds such mixed loads routinely on a single bill of lading, which is often the most economical way to buy.
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