Estimated at 2 422 000 t, world table olive production in the 2012/13 crop year is expected to be similar to the level of the season before. Aggregate output will be lower in the EU producing countries, going down by 2 pc compared with 2011/12. Itemised scrutiny reveals that production in Spain (482 000 t) and Italy (74 000 t) will decrease by 8 pc and 3 pc respectively whereas in Greece (160 000 t) and Portugal (9 100 t) it will increase by respective rates of 23 pc and 1 pc. Looking at production in the non-EU member countries of the IOC, Turkey (410 000 t) is expected to record 2 pc growth and lies in second position in the world production ranking after Spain. Next is Egypt with an output of 375 000 t (-2 pc on 2011/12), Algeria with 175 000 t …
The IOC strengthens its cooperation with CSIC
MADRID, SPAIN / 12.09.2024
The two institutions will collaborate in the fields of training, research and technical cooperation The International Olive Council (IOC), through its Executive Director, Jaime Lillo, and the Spanish Higher Council for...
The IOC is hiring!
MADRID, SPAIN / 11.09.2024
The application deadline for the position of Head of the Administrative Management and Human Resources Unit is 15 October 2024 The IOC, the world’s only intergovernmental organisation dedicated to olive oil and table...