CIHEAM Press Review

Sunflower oil sales have over­taken olive oil sales in Spain for the first time.
According to data from the National Association of Edible Oil Bottlers and Refiners Industrialists (Anierac), olive oil sales dropped from 134,000 tons in October 2023 to 110,477 tons in March 2024, a 17.5 per­cent decrease.
Conversely, sun­flower oil sales increased by 24.5 per­cent over the same period, ris­ing from 127,400 tons to 158,574 tons.

Ministers and farming organizations tasted local extra virgin olive oil and table olives while promoting a UNESCO nomination for Italian cuisines.Photo: The Olive Times

As the harvest season tentatively opens, some farmers have decided not to harvest, while others are working with local authorities to agree on fixed prices.

In 2021, the Greek olive oil sector continued to show that its products offer both superb flavor and impressive health benefits. In spite of the challenges of the pandemic, economic struggles, climate change, and more, Greek olive oils won awards for quality and healthy components, and new discoveries and innovations helped offset some of the difficulties.

The price of Tunisian olive oil exports has increased sub­stan­tially on inter­na­tional mar­kets in recent months.
From November 2020 to March 2021, export prices increased by 30-per­cent com­pared with the pre­vi­ous crop year.
According to the fig­ures released by the National Olive Oil Office (ONH), Tunisia exported 109,000 tons of olive oil in that period, down from the 144,000 tons recorded in the same period of the pre­vi­ous year.

Olive oil exporters in Tunisia hope to double exports of bottled olive oil in the next five years. The government plans to help by easing bureaucratic hurdles and promoting quality.

Olive oil pro­duc­tion in Puglia has grown by 21 per­cent over the past decade despite a seem­ingly end­less bar­rage of chal­lenges.
Still, farm­ers in the south­west­ern Italian region, which accounts for more than half of Italy’s over­all pro­duc­tion, believe they would have fared much bet­ter if local and national author­i­ties had imple­mented a wide and thought­ful strate­gic vision for the devel­op­ment of the sec­tor.

As the olive har­vest gets under­way in Portugal, farm­ers and offi­cials antic­i­pate a slight pro­duc­tion rebound com­pared to last year but not a repeat of the record-high yield of the 2021/22 crop year.
Separate esti­mates from the European Union and Federation of the E.U. Olive Oil Industry (Fedolive) antic­i­pate the har­vest could reach 150,000 tons in 2023/24, about 20 per­cent higher than last year and nearly 12 per­cent above the five-year aver­age.

The renowned Tunisian producer centers on local cultivars, working with the terroir, and earning global recognition.

Le réseau des femmes de l’huile d’olive, que le COI soutient depuis plusieurs années et dont il promeut les principes, continue de susciter l’intérêt croissant du public. Récemment, le Directeur exécutif du COI, Abdellatif Ghedira, a été invité à la célébration du Prix international Ranieri Filo della Torre organisé par Pandolea, l’association italienne des femmes […]

In western Sicily’s Belice Valley, Centonze produces award-winning extra virgin olive oil, celebrating the land and history, while focusing on sustainability and innovation.

Exports of olive oil in bulk have been put on hold in Turkey.
After a request from the coun­try’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Commerce imposed a ban on olive oil exports in bulk effec­tive until October 31, 2021, on the grounds of the uncer­tainty caused by the Covid-19 pan­demic and fears of infla­tion in the country’s econ­omy.

Les exportations espagnoles d’huile d’olive en bouteille vers les États-Unis chutent de près de 81%.
En raison des tarifs douaniers, les exportations espagnoles d’huile d’olive en bouteille vers les États-Unis ont diminué de 80,9% par rapport aux volumes enregistrés en 2019, selon les données d’importation publiées par le Département américain du commerce.