
EU Olive oil production to recover by 36% in 2024/25 campaign, driven by Spain
Olive oil production in the European Union is expected to rebound by 36% in the 2024/25 campaign, following two years of sharp declines caused by

Olive oil production in the European Union is expected to rebound by 36% in the 2024/25 campaign, following two years of sharp declines caused by

The EU is the world’s largest producer of olive oil, accounting for around 65% of global production. However, due to unfavourable climatic conditions, recent harvests

By Juan Vilar Consultores Estratégicos Portugal is one of the ten countries with the largest area of olive groves. It ranks ninth, with 361,483 hectares

Spanish producers and scientific entities are working to develop oils for frying which yield healthier fried food. Spanish olive oil producers are nothing if not

For producing Member States, the EU framework for conformity checks effectively contributed to improve the quality of the products on the market and to reduce the prevalence of fraudulent practices

Four consecutive tenders are established that will allow storing the necessary quantities until the rebalancing of the olive oil market is achieved.

The Andalusian capacity provides for a production of 983,600 tons of olive oil, 32.7% less than last season.

The commissioner has announced the imminent presentation of a proposed regulation for the opening of a measure to help private storage of olive oil, to help adjust the offer.

Spanish olive oil belongs to a sector that is at the heart of the economy, culture, cuisine and the global image of Spain.

In relation to market developments, a balance has been made on July 31 and, with data still provisional, on August 31.

The drought and the olive grove diminish the harvest of table olives, which will be the shortest of the last decade with only 487,000 tons.

The dynamism of the olive oil market is maintained, with 145,400 tons sold in the month of July. To date, the total quantity sold is 1,303,500 tons, 16% above the previous season, with a monthly average marketing of 130,400 tons.

About 200 people attended a new sector meeting with the participation of Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias of Spain and other regional federations, stating unity of action in Jaén to achieve measures of self-regulation of the sector.

Portugal will host for the first time the World Olive Oil Summit, a new international forum for the olive sector that will be held on June 7 and 8, 2018, wheres Santarém will be the hostess. This event, that will celebrate with the main thematic “Olive and Oil”, will be held at the National Exhibition Center .

Vicente del Bosque, the former coach of the Spanish national team, has been named Solidarity Ambassador of the program “The Oil of Life”, in an act that was chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina .

Dozens of Spanish research groups have for years been making significant contributions on the effects of diet on health, paying particular attention to olive oil