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Trade & Policy

Spain Has Already Imported More Olive Oil Than in the Whole of Last Season. The Tariff Rules Explain Why

Purchases from outside the EU have risen by 84%, Tunisia has become the main source, and the cost of paying full import duty suggests that much of the oil was never intended for…

Aug 27, 2026 · 9 min read

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Prices
Spanish EV/Lampante Spread Tightens as Portugal Breaks From the Pack
Spain's extra virgin/lampante spread narrowed sharply this week, the most notable move across the origin basket. ES-LP (Lampante) rose 3.44% to €3.01/kg on Aug 23, while ES-EV…
Aug 27, 2026 · 1 min read
Demand
The 1.4% Oil
Olive oil is barely visible in the world's vegetable-oil supply. That is precisely why its growth potential is so easily misunderstood. The world is producing close to 238 million…
Aug 24, 2026 · 13 min read
Companies
Who gets Deoleo? Inside the bidding war for the world's largest olive oil bottler
When we mapped who actually owns Europe's olive oil(/news/who-actually-owns-europes-olive-oil) earlier this month, the sale of Deoleo was still a relatively discreet process, with…
Aug 22, 2026 · 9 min read
Production & Supply
How Much Olive Oil Is Left? Spain's 2026/27 Carryover, Explained
Spain held 568,692 tonnes at the end of July, but that is not the carryover. An OliveTerm estimate puts the link into 2026/27 near 350,000 tonnes, and months of cover explains what that means for price.
Aug 19, 2026 · 8 min read
Companies
Who actually owns Europe's olive oil?
In the summer of 2026, Deoleo was put back on the market. The group behind Carbonell, Bertolli, Carapelli, Koipe and Hojiblanca began receiving non-binding offers after years…
Aug 18, 2026 · 9 min read
Production & Supply
The cost of producing olive oil, and why much of the sector is now below breakeven
AEMO's June 2026 study puts traditional olive grove costs at €4.55–€5.31/kg against a €3.51 market price. What breakeven means for each growing system.
Aug 15, 2026 · 3 min read
Production & Supply
Spain's July Offtake Slows to 95,000 Tonnes as the Campaign Winds Down
AICA's July data show Spanish olive oil offtake at 95,104 tonnes, a third straight sub-average month. What stocks near 570,000 tonnes mean for the campaign link and prices.
Aug 13, 2026 · 2 min read
Demand
Did High Olive Oil Prices Permanently Change Consumer Behaviour?
Spanish household data show how quickly olive oil demand returned when prices fell, and why EVOO and the middle of the market emerged from the crisis differently.
Aug 13, 2026 · 8 min read
Demand
Why China Still Hasn't Become a Major Olive Oil Market
China has 1.4 billion people and buys about 53,000 tonnes of olive oil a year. Why the biggest theoretical market has not materialised, and what could change it.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Demand
Where Will the Next 500,000 Tonnes of Olive Oil Demand Come From?
Global olive oil consumption is nearing 3.25 million tonnes. Where the next 500,000 tonnes of demand will come from, and why population is a poor guide.
Aug 9, 2026 · 9 min read
Production & Supply
Olive Oil Grades Explained: EVOO, Virgin, Lampante, Refined and Pomace
Every olive oil grade explained: extra virgin, virgin, lampante, refined, pomace. The legal limits, how each is made, and how the grades set the price structure.
Aug 6, 2026 · 7 min read
Demand
What Olive Oil Can Learn From Wine
Wine turned regions, varieties and vintages into a €39bn premium market. What olive oil can learn about origin, harvest dates and routes to market.
Aug 6, 2026 · 9 min read
Prices
Spanish EVOO stalls at €3.54 as the bounce off the July floor fades
Two weeks after touching €3.43, its lowest print in a year, Spanish extra virgin has settled at €3.54 per kilo. The recovery ran as far as €3.57 on 30 July and has been easing…
Aug 4, 2026 · 1 min read
Prices
Who Actually Sets the Price of Olive Oil?
Buyers can often wait; sellers frequently cannot. How campaign cash needs, storage capacity and settlement deadlines shape olive oil prices before supply and demand do.
Aug 4, 2026 · 4 min read
Prices
The 3€/kg Question
Spanish lampante has held near 3€/kg for six weeks while the EVOO premium has compressed to 0.57€/kg, close to its tightest level in a year. Something has to give.
Aug 3, 2026 · 5 min read
Trade & Policy
EU Approves Written Contracts for Farm Deliveries, But the Rules Are Not in Force Yet
The EU has made written contracts the general rule for farm deliveries, but the obligation only applies two years after entry into force. What it means for olives and olive oil.
Aug 3, 2026 · 4 min read
Trade & Policy
Tunisian imports come under fire as Spanish olive oil prices keep falling
Spanish olive oil prices are continuing to weaken, and growing imports from Tunisia are now being drawn into the debate over what is pushing the market lower. OliveA Tradición y…
Jul 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Companies
Deoleo earns €19.4m in half a year as cheaper olive oil rebuilds margins
Deoleo ended the first half of 2026 with a net profit of €19.4 million, almost as much as the €20 million it made across the whole of last year, and more than eleven times the…
Jul 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Demand
Spanish Bottled Olive Oil Sales Weaken in the Second Quarter
Spanish bottled olive oil sales lost momentum in the second quarter of 2026, with volumes falling across all the main categories tracked by ANIERAC, the country's association of…
Jul 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Trade & Policy
Spain drafts a price backstop for olive oil as Brussels warns of further falls
Spain is preparing a plan that could remove olive oil from the market if next season's harvest is as large as expected. The idea is simple: prevent prices from falling too far at…
Jul 27, 2026 · 2 min read
Prices
Spanish Olive Oil at €3.43/kg: Why This Looks Like the Floor
Spanish extra virgin has fallen to €3.43/kg, about 23% off its peak. Why the correction is nearing its floor and the case from here points to recovery.
Jul 26, 2026 · 3 min read
Trade & Policy
The Tunisia-Spain arbitrage has quietly closed, and that points to a healthier market
For two seasons, buying Tunisian oil and selling into Spanish prices was almost too easy. That gap has closed, and it signals a more mature market.
Jul 23, 2026 · 3 min read

Insights

Spain Has Already Imported More Olive Oil Than in the Whole of Last Season. The Tariff Rules Explain Why

Latest

Spanish EV/Lampante Spread Tightens as Portugal Breaks From the Pack

The 1.4% Oil

Who gets Deoleo? Inside the bidding war for the world's largest olive oil bottler

How Much Olive Oil Is Left? Spain's 2026/27 Carryover, Explained

Who actually owns Europe's olive oil?

The cost of producing olive oil, and why much of the sector is now below breakeven

Spain's July Offtake Slows to 95,000 Tonnes as the Campaign Winds Down

Did High Olive Oil Prices Permanently Change Consumer Behaviour?

Why China Still Hasn't Become a Major Olive Oil Market

Where Will the Next 500,000 Tonnes of Olive Oil Demand Come From?

Olive Oil Grades Explained: EVOO, Virgin, Lampante, Refined and Pomace

What Olive Oil Can Learn From Wine

Spanish EVOO stalls at €3.54 as the bounce off the July floor fades

Who Actually Sets the Price of Olive Oil?

The 3€/kg Question

EU Approves Written Contracts for Farm Deliveries, But the Rules Are Not in Force Yet

Tunisian imports come under fire as Spanish olive oil prices keep falling

Deoleo earns €19.4m in half a year as cheaper olive oil rebuilds margins

Spanish Bottled Olive Oil Sales Weaken in the Second Quarter

Spain drafts a price backstop for olive oil as Brussels warns of further falls

Spanish Olive Oil at €3.43/kg: Why This Looks Like the Floor

The Tunisia-Spain arbitrage has quietly closed, and that points to a healthier market