IMPORT FIGURES OF TABLE OLIVES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU-27)

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In November of the 2024/2025 crop year the unit value of extra-EU imports stood at € 271 per 100kg (+3.4% compared to the previous month).

Also in November, extra-EU imports mainly came from Morocco(+35.8%), Turkey(+13%), Egypt(-54.1%), and Albania(+45.7%), compared to the same period the previous crop year.

As for first estimates of the 2023/2024 crop year, extra-EU imports of table olives reached 151 148 tonnes for an estimated value of €337 million (+42% and +48.7% , respectively, compared to the previous crop year).

2018/2019
2019/2020
2020/2021
2021/2022
2022/2023
2023/2024
2024/2025
Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value
France 30 662 52.0 30 240 51.3 31 271 53.7 31 306 55.3 28 549 62.0 31 297 85.4 6 547 19.1
Spain 10 286 12.8 18 133 20.5 16 377 18.8 7 718 9.3 10 394 15.9 39 872 53.7 4 030 7.6
Belgium 12 859 27.9 15 001 33.1 13 718 29.3 12 112 28.9 10 657 30.0 9 628 31.9 2 270 8.2
Romania 14 181 22.1 12 671 21.5 12 828 20.0 15 966 28.8 15 329 30.0 12 758 30.7 3 594 8.9
Italy 12 004 17.7 8 857 13.3 8 801 12.7 9 074 14.8 9 152 17.2 13 878 28.6 3 091 6.6
Germany 9 557 27.2 8 739 26.1 9 875 27.1 8 189 24.5 8 419 29.0 9 828 40.1 2 500 11.2
Greece 9 602 12.8 8 494 11.0 10 875 13.9 12 396 17.4 11 490 15.9 20 367 30.3 3 257 5.2
Bulgaria 5 746 6.0 5 967 7.2 5 175 6.6 6 570 9.2 6 879 10.2 5 746 12.3 1 191 2.6
Netherlands 2 139 4.6 2 070 4.4 2 762 6.1 2 112 5.0 2 555 6.9 3 002 8.3 1 013 3.4
Sweden 1 292 2.9 1 398 2.9 1 559 3.1 1 058 2.5 1 118 2.9 1 152 3.4 263 0.9
Austria 494 1.7 605 2.2 635 2.2 632 2.2 590 2.5 615 3.0 138 0.6
Ireland 512 2.4 511 2.1 395 1.7 354 1.5 421 1.7 358 1.8 97 0.5
Denmark 257 0.6 470 1.0 362 0.8 248 0.8 219 0.7 311 1.4 91 0.3
Others 794 1.4 494 1.1 819 1.7 1 536 3.7 662 1.7 2 336 6.0 516 1.5
Total 110 382 192.2 113 650 197.8 115 451 197.8 109 272 203.8 106 435 226.6 151 148 337.0 28 598 76.5
* Extra EU imports by importing country and crop year. Volume in tonnes. Value in millions. 2024/2025 from September to November

On the other hand, intra-EU imports reached 322 869 tonnes for an estimated value of €963 million (-8.9% and +10.1%, respectively, compared to the previous crop year).

2018/2019
2019/2020
2020/2021
2021/2022
2022/2023
2023/2024
2024/2025
Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value
Italy 71 453 136.2 65 697 128.0 62 476 119.2 61 271 142.2 75 370 161.4 62 773 189.1 18 282 49.6
France 45 902 94.0 48 093 102.6 53 431 108.1 58 834 109.9 55 954 124.0 46 712 132.4 6 604 21.5
Germany 45 618 128.6 44 695 132.1 43 388 137.4 42 070 137.6 45 058 151.2 44 108 164.6 5 857 24.2
Spain 19 968 17.1 30 099 19.0 20 719 14.4 33 788 22.3 40 678 32.9 36 208 43.7 16 312 18.9
Portugal 28 564 38.1 23 497 34.1 29 282 39.4 25 581 35.4 24 747 49.1 23 611 44.9 6 551 13.4
Netherlands 16 856 40.4 18 219 49.6 24 663 59.8 21 055 61.6 15 224 64.9 16 201 68.4 2 550 12.2
Belgium 16 391 43.8 17 806 51.9 19 081 57.1 18 740 58.2 17 222 56.5 15 236 60.2 2 459 9.6
Romania 13 336 28.7 14 827 33.0 17 523 38.6 12 439 31.1 13 235 33.7 13 394 40.8 2 753 7.2
Poland 12 339 29.6 12 194 30.8 13 667 33.6 13 475 35.3 13 735 40.7 14 482 47.7 1 883 7.9
Bulgaria 10 301 17.5 9 979 17.1 10 546 16.9 9 533 17.7 7 786 15.5 5 077 13.1 655 2.1
Sweden 8 130 23.8 7 247 22.1 6 761 21.8 7 972 27.0 7 920 28.4 8 229 31.8 1 070 4.2
Others 34 787 92.0 34 023 89.5 33 138 88.5 38 334 103.8 37 363 116.1 36 838 126.5 7 421 26.3
Total 323 644 689.8 326 376 709.7 334 675 735.0 343 092 782.0 354 293 874.6 322 869 963.0 72 398 197.0
* Intra EU imports by importing country and crop year. Volume in tonnes. Value in millions. 2024/2025 from September to November

In terms of volumes by product category, 77.5% of total imports were under code 20057000 (olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. frozen)) in the 2023/2024 crop year, followed by imports under 20019065 with 5.6%, 07099210 with 6.3%, 07112010 with 8.8%, and the remaining 1.7% under 07108010.

In November of the 2024/2025 crop year, the unit value of extra-EU imports of table olives stood at €271 per 100kg (+40% compared to the same period previous crop year or +3.4% compared to the previous month) while the import volume stood at 10 349.7 tonnes (-18.7% compared to the same period previous crop year or +4.9% compared to the previous month).

Also in November, extra-EU imports mainly came from Morocco(+35.8%), Turkey(+13%), Egypt(-54.1%), and Albania(+45.7%), compared to the same period the previous crop year.

2018/2019
2019/2020
2020/2021
2021/2022
2022/2023
2023/2024
2024/2025
Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value
Morocco 47 686 78.9 45 403 73.8 49 497 79.8 49 391 81.7 39 844 86.2 39 161 110.6 8 516 25.1
Turkey 35 167 72.3 33 337 76.1 34 100 74.3 38 987 88.2 36 920 94.1 30 003 103.2 8 141 29.0
Egypt 15 878 22.3 20 967 25.7 16 951 21.1 7 487 12.6 14 702 22.1 63 242 89.9 6 632 12.7
Albania 5 735 5.8 6 461 8.6 9 401 12.3 9 247 11.8 11 160 15.2 12 050 19.0 3 729 6.1
Argentina 1 210 3.8 3 082 4.0 1 401 2.8 566 1.8 736 2.0 3 036 2.0 848 0.6
Syria 639 0.7 1 319 1.4 1 287 1.4 808 1.0 781 1.0 1 167 1.6 279 0.3
United Kingdom 919 1.7 1 037 3.9 698 1.8 432 1.0 475 1.0 418 4.7 104 1.6
North Macedonia 466 0.3 513 0.3 598 0.3 440 0.3 179 0.2 86 0.2 3 0.0
Peru 277 0.6 224 0.4 154 0.4 192 0.5 183 0.5 245 0.7 22 0.1
Lebanon 290 0.5 221 0.5 267 0.5 220 0.5 307 0.7 314 0.8 61 0.2
United States 189 0.5 219 0.8 74 0.2 132 0.4 36 0.1 49 0.2 0 0.0
Tunisia 325 0.5 198 0.3 249 0.3 210 0.4 107 0.2 162 0.4 29 0.0
Switzerland 123 0.8 187 1.0 198 1.2 198 1.1 200 1.0 227 1.2 55 0.4
Jordan 282 0.5 151 0.3 267 0.5 276 0.6 240 0.5 298 0.7 48 0.1
Chile 757 1.7 132 0.3 15 0.0 297 0.7 57 0.1 188 0.3 0 0.0
Others 439 1.1 200 0.6 293 0.9 390 1.3 507 1.5 501 1.4 128 0.4
Total 110 382 192.2 113 650 197.8 115 451 197.8 109 272 203.8 106 435 226.6 151 148 337.0 28 598 76.5
* Extra EU imports by partner and crop year. Volume in tonnes.Value in millions. 2024/2025 from September to November

Intra-EU imports mainly came from Spain and Greece.

2018/2019
2019/2020
2020/2021
2021/2022
2022/2023
2023/2024
2024/2025
Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value
Spain 177 221 319.1 166 504 305.0 158 769 298.0 162 434 326.8 164 111 372.8 155 201 417.2 26 660 77.0
Greece 82 331 210.8 85 272 229.9 98 120 239.7 86 192 249.4 96 830 273.3 86 332 302.4 20 760 64.7
Portugal 21 739 19.9 31 064 19.8 20 924 14.0 34 771 21.9 40 436 30.6 35 964 40.7 16 741 19.4
Belgium 11 902 43.3 11 576 47.3 18 110 44.3 23 451 44.0 18 789 49.1 11 297 46.5 1 377 6.1
Italy 8 836 21.1 9 117 25.7 10 234 28.4 11 061 27.9 12 065 28.5 11 900 28.9 2 151 6.5
Germany 7 032 30.6 7 641 31.2 8 636 36.5 7 714 40.5 7 201 48.5 6 464 50.2 1 424 9.3
Netherlands 5 009 19.6 4 986 24.9 8 086 43.1 6 921 41.5 6 683 45.7 5 786 43.6 945 7.6
Bulgaria 2 501 5.8 2 597 5.3 3 031 5.4 3 274 5.8 2 308 4.7 1 663 4.8 419 1.1
France 1 563 4.8 2 118 5.2 1 947 5.7 1 855 5.8 1 265 4.9 1 964 7.5 610 1.1
Poland 1 157 2.6 1 181 3.3 1 820 5.7 1 468 6.2 1 041 4.2 1 222 6.1 196 1.0
Austria 714 2.8 945 1.8 1 225 2.1 1 115 1.5 776 1.7 629 2.6 84 0.9
Czechia 1 505 2.8 775 3.6 835 4.4 529 3.9 510 3.6 721 3.6 363 0.5
Slovakia 117 0.1 366 0.5 461 0.9 301 0.5 435 0.5 324 0.8 78 0.2
Lithuania 166 1.3 301 0.9 279 0.9 160 0.9 166 0.9 142 0.1 31 0.0
Cyprus 353 0.5 297 0.6 312 0.6 297 0.6 208 0.8 170 0.8 29 0.2
Others 1 499 4.7 1 637 4.6 1 886 5.3 1 552 4.8 1 470 4.9 3 088 7.4 529 1.3
Total 323 644 689.8 326 376 709.7 334 675 735.0 343 092 782.0 354 293 874.6 322 869 963.0 72 398 197.0
* Intra EU imports by partner and crop year. Volume in tonnes. Value in millions. 2024/2025 from September to November

1. Extra-EU

  • In November, The unit value of imports stood at €271 per 100kg (+40% compared to the same period previous crop year or +3.4% compared to the previous month).

  • In November, The volume of imports in stood at 10 349.7 tonnes (-18.7% compared to the same period previous crop year or +4.9% compared to the previous month). imports mainly came from November, extra-EU imports mainly came from Morocco(+35.8%), Turkey(+13%), Egypt(-54.1%), and Albania(+45.7%), compared to the same period the previous crop year.

  • Olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. frozen) (20057000):

1.1 Table olives

1.1.1 Import unit value (€ / 100 kg)

1.1.2 Import volume (tonnes)

1.1.3 Import value (€ - millions)

1.1.4 Import average price (€ / 100 kg)

1.2 Import unit value index

1.2.1 Import unit value index by product quality

1.2.2 Month over month import unit value index variation rates (%)

1.3 Import by product quality

1.3.1 Import unit value (€ / 100 kg)

1.3.2 Import volume (tonnes)

1.4 Import by country (Extra-EU)

1.4.1 Import unit value (€ / 100 kg)

1.4.2 Import volume (tonnes)

1.5 Table olives import by country (Extra-EU) (20057000)

1.5.1 Import unit value (€ / 100 kg)

1.5.2 Import volume (tonnes)

1.6 Flows

1.6.1 Extra-EU, volume (2020/2021) (tonnes)

1.6.2 Extra-EU, value (2020/2021) (€ - ×1000)

1.6.3 Extra-EU, volume (2021/2022) (tonnes)

1.6.4 Extra-EU, value (2021/2022) (€ - ×1000)

1.6.5 Extra-EU, volume (2022/2023) (tonnes)

1.6.6 Extra-EU, value (2022/2023) (€ - ×1000)

1.6.7 Extra-EU, volume (2023/2024) (tonnes)

1.6.8 Extra-EU, value (2023/2024) (€ - ×1000)

2 Intra-EU

2.1 Table olives

2.1.1 Import unit value (€ / 100 kg)

2.1.2 Import volume (tonnes)

2.1.3 Import value (€ - millions)

2.1.4 Import average price (€ / 100 kg)

2.2 Flows

2.2.1 Intra-EU (2020/2021) (t)

2.2.2 Intra-EU (2021/2022) (t)

2.2.3 Intra-EU (2022/2023) (t)

2.2.4 Intra-EU (2023/2024) (t)

Contact: International Olive Council - Economic and Promotion Unit - Economic Research and Statistics Department https://www.internationaloliveoil.org/

Some of the data are subject to review. Figures are subject to change or correction without notice.

Latest update: Fri Jan 17 19:50:52 2025

IOC own elaboration based on data from the European Commission; EUROSTAT; the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain; ISMEA (Italy); and information provided by member countries.

In order to make the historical data comparable the figures have been calculated for the EU-27. The United Kingdom is no longer a Member State of the European Union, however until the end of the transition period, 31 January 2020, it is still part of the EU Customs Union.

Some of the data are subject to review. Estimates are subject to change or correction without notice.

Olive crop year means the period from 1 September of year t to 30 August of year t+1 for table olives.

Trade value in FOB type (free on board).

Import unit value in € / 100 kg.

Import value in € (1 million = 106; 1 billion = 109).

Import volume in tonnes, 1t=1000kg=1Mg.

The unit value index of imports is based on Paasche’ Chain Index method. The data are not seasonally adjusted. The unit value is calculated as (trade value)/quantity.

Harmonized System Codes: Table olives = 20057000 + 20019065 + 07108010 + 07112010 + 07099210 .

20057000 olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. frozen)

20019065 liben olives, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid

07108010 liben olives, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen

07099210 liben fresh or chilled olives (excl. for oil production)

07112010 liben olives provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption, for oil production