MARKET NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2014

JAPAN:   At the close of the 2013/14 crop year, Japanese imports of olive oil and olive pomace oil totalled 56 218 t, recording 4 pc growth on the previous season. Imports are itemised by country of origin in Table 1, which shows that 92 pc of the aggregate tonnage came from European Union countries. For the first time, Spain stepped into the lead, accounting for 47 pc of the total tonnage. Next in line came Italy with 44 pc and Greece with 1 pc.