Olive Oil

Mediterranean Drought Leading To Increase In Olive Oil Prices

The price of extra virgin olive oil has surged by almost a quarter this year as a result of drought conditions in the Mediterranean, reports the Financial...

Sales Of Private Label Olive Oil Surge Across Europe

Sales of private label olive oil have surged across Europe, according to data from IRI, with hypermarkets and supermarkets across the continent reporting i...

Brazil Agriculture Ministry Uncovers Olive Oil 'Irregularities'

Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Supply has identified irregularities in 45 brands of olive oil among 140 collected in the last two yea...

Portuguese Olive Oil Prices Set To Rise: INE

The price of olive oil is set to rise in Portugal after a 30% drop in production in 2016, to less than 491,000 tonnes, according to the National Statistics...

Olive Oil Prices Are Surging After Bad Harvests Across Europe

First came courgette and aubergine shortages. Then Iceberg lettuce disappeared from European grocery shelves. Now erratic weather in Spain and Ital...

Global Olive Oil Demand Up By 73% Since 1991

Global olive oil consumption has grown by 73% over the past 25 years, reaching 2.99 billion kg in 2016, according to research by Italian farmers associatio...

Italian Olive-Oil Production Halved In 2016

Italy has further downgraded the forecast of olive-oil production for 2016, to 243,000 tonnes, representing a 49% drop compared to last year (474,620 tonne...

Oliduero To Increase Olive Oil Production By 75%

Spanish company Oliduero is expecting to produce 70,000 half litre bottles of premium extra virgin olive oil this year, increasing production volumes...