Harvests, stocks, costs and the supply side of the olive oil market.
Production & Supply
For a brand, early harvest is part of the product. For a bulk supplier it pays only when buyers reward it. What the grove gives up, what the bottle returns and what the mill must ask of growers.
Oct 5, 2026 · 10 min read
Production & SupplyPremium
Spanish farm data suggest that one litre of olive oil embodies about 0.132 litres of agricultural diesel before it reaches the mill. At the 1.405–1.649€ per litre prices reported in September 2026 that is 0.19–0.22€ per litre of oil gross, or 0.15–0.18€ where VAT is recoverable, around 4–5% of full production cost.
Sep 21, 2026 · 12 min read
Production & Supply
A study presented this year by Juan Vilar Hernández and Sergio Caño forecasts that 603 Iberian mills could disappear over the next decade, 472 in Spain and 131 in Portugal. Consolidation is real, but throughput is a warning rather than a verdict: the tariff, cost control, liquidity, extraction performance and a loyal supplier base decide which small plants survive.
Sep 9, 2026 · 21 min read
Production & Supply
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
Production & Supply
AEMO's 2026 study puts dry traditional olive groves at 4.67–5.31€/kg against a 3.51€ market price. What breakeven means for each growing system.
Aug 15, 2026 · 4 min read
Production & Supply
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
Production & Supply
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
