Chinese imports of olive oil and olive pomace increased exponentially between the 2001/02 and 2011/12 crop years (see Chart I) I) but contracted 6 pc between 2011/12 and 2012/13. The monthly data (Chart II) for 2012/13 show a sharp decrease in imports in the first seven months of the season from October 2012 to April 2013 but they then reversed direction and turned upwards ...
