MARKET NEWSLETTER – MAY 2017
MADRID / 01.06.2017
The IOC held the 105th regular session of the Council of Members in Rome (Italy) from 23 to 26 May 2017. The proceedings of the Economic and Promotion Committee included an update of the figures sent by the member countries...
MARKET NEWSLETTER – APRIL 2017
Madrid / 05.05.2017
Italy has an olive growing area of 1 075 000 ha, of which 21% is irrigated while the rest is rain-fed. The most important olive growing areas are in the Apulia region, which accounts for 45% of the total olive growing area;...
MARKET NEWSLETTER – MARCH 2017
Madrid / 03.04.2017
At the invitation of the Casa do Azeite, the Portuguese Olive Oil Association and the Portuguese authorities, the 49th meeting of the Advisory Committee will take place in Lisbon (Portugal) on 18 May 2017. Portugal is a...
MARKET NEWSLETTER – FEBRUARY 2017
Madrid / 06.03.2017
Olive is a prime example of a monosaturated fat, as a fundamental component of the Mediterranean diet. It is not only a pleasantly flavoured cooking fat that enhances other foods, but there is ample evidence of its...
MARKET NEWSLETTER – JANUARY 2017
Madrid / 06.02.2017
Research on table olives has shown that the consumption of this product can strengthen consumers’ natural immune systems. Table olives could be the main fermented probiotic vegetable product sold in the future. The...
MARKET NEWSLETTER – DECEMBER 2016
Madrid / 05.01.2017
On 1 January 2017 the new International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015, came into force, being the sixth International Agreement of the Organisation. This new Agreement will allow the IOC to continue apace in...
MARKET NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 2016
Madrid / 02.12.2016
The 104th Session of the Council of Members was held at the IOC headquarters in Madrid over the week of 22 to 25 November 2016. During the session, the Economic Committee held its18th meeting to discuss the olive oil...
MARKET NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2016
Madrid / 31.10.2016
Spain, the first global producer and exporter, has increases its extra-EU exports of olive oil and olive pomace oil by 20% in the first 11 months of 2015/16 (October 2015-August 2016), compared to the previous crop year. The...