▁English ▁commercial ▁paper ▁stated ▁that ▁Ag ria ▁was ▁« the ▁largest ▁port ▁in ▁the ▁world » ▁with ▁reference ▁to ▁their ▁exports ▁of ▁ol ives ▁and ▁oil . ▁Ar ound ▁two ▁hundred ▁thousand ▁kil os ▁( 2 0 0 ▁tons ) ▁of ▁table ▁ol ives ▁are ▁export ed ▁ann ually ▁from ▁Ag ria . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁wave ▁of ▁residents ▁moved ▁to ▁Ag ria ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁when ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Asia ▁Minor , ▁mainly ▁Eastern ▁Th race , ▁took ▁shelter ▁there ▁after ▁their ▁exp ulsion ▁from ▁their ▁home ▁land . ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Ag ria ▁saw ▁population ▁and ▁industrial ▁growth . ▁The ▁famous ▁E PS A ▁() ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁by ▁the ▁Kos mad op oul os ▁brothers , ▁who ▁owned ▁a ▁bank , ▁built ▁a ▁re fr iger ated ▁fruit ▁and ▁ice ▁plant . ▁The ▁over production ▁of ▁lem ons ▁in ▁the ▁already ▁developed ▁movement ▁of ▁traditional ▁le mon ade ▁from ▁Asia ▁Minor ▁sell ers , ▁leading ▁own ers ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁a ▁German ▁engineer ▁for ▁running ▁drink ▁bott ling ▁plant . ▁The ▁legend ▁is ▁the ▁German ▁engineer ▁has ▁discovered ▁a ▁rare ▁reci pe ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁le mon ade , ▁reci pe ▁still ▁used ▁today ▁is ▁un changed ▁and ▁the ▁company ' s ▁stock . ▁▁ ▁Other ▁local ▁business es ▁were ▁founded ▁and ▁fl our ished ▁then ▁as ▁the ▁fact ories ▁of ▁pack aging ▁and ▁trade ▁of ▁ol ives , ▁the ▁wood ▁processing ▁industry ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁craft ▁construction ▁bar rel