 Statistics for the years 1766–70 indicate 1,905,917 olive trees on Corfu, 113,161 on Zante, 38,516 on Cephalonia, 44,146 on Lefkada and 31,884 on Cythera.Nevertheless, raisin exports were the most important export of the islands during the Venetian rule.By the early 18th century Zante, Cephalonia, and part of Ithaca had become a major centre of the currant trade.