Category Archives: Olive Oil

Green Olives: Prices Expected to Remain High Throughout the Year

Posted on March 27, 2013 by foodblog

Spain is by far the world’s largest olive growing country with over 8 million metric tons of yearly production (Italy is second with about 3 million tons). The Andalucía Agricultural Government has recently released the 2012 olive crop figures. Andalucía … Continue reading →

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Olive Oil: Prices Increase on Poor Crop Yield

Posted on February 15, 2013 by foodblog

The crop from 2011 was a record crop, however this year’s 2012 was quite a disaster.  The yield this year was about 600 million MT (Metric Tons) compared to an average crop of 1.6 million MT!  Consumption around the world … Continue reading →

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Olive Oil: Prices Increase on Poor Growing Conditions

Posted on November 15, 2012 by foodblog

The dry, hot summer has stunted the Mediterranean Olive crop.  A very rainy period in early October gave some hope to a late growth in the olives still on the trees, but it is too early to assess that theory.  … Continue reading →

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Olive Oil: Pricing Stable, but Possible Marketing Order a Concern

Posted on April 26, 2012 by foodblog

We are now in the early growing stages for the new crop of Olives.  The weather had been very dry, creating a lot of concern from the growers and processors in Spain.  This was somewhat willful reporting to try to … Continue reading →

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