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Market situation

In the first week of November, the producer price of extra virgin olive oil fell in Bari (Italy), while in Jaén (Spain) it increased by 5.4% compared with the previous week.
In September, the unit value of extra-EU olive oil exports stood at €526/100 kg, 40.3% lower than in the same month of the previous crop year. Export volumes, however, increased by 27.9%, exceeding 66 thousand tonnes.

Olive oil

Prices

Regarding extra virgin olive oil producer prices:

• Jaén, Spain: week of 3–9 November, €439/100 kg
  (-36% compared with the same week of the previous crop year)
• Bari, Italy: week of 3–9 November, €750/100 kg
  (-16%)
• Chania, Greece: week of 3–9 November, €440/100 kg
  (-29%)

Figure 1. Monthly evolution of extra virgin olive oil producer prices (€/kg).

Table 1. Monthly average producer prices of extra virgin olive oil in Jaén, Spain (€/100 kg).

 

Exports and imports

Exports

In September 2025, the unit value of extra-EU exports from the EU stood at €526/100 kg
(-40.3% compared with the same period of the previous crop year; -1.2% compared with the previous month).

For extra virgin olive oil, this figure reached €580/100 kg.

Export volumes totalled 66 163 t (+27.9% compared with the previous crop year; +28.3% month-on-month), of which 67.3% corresponded to extra virgin olive oil (44 540 t).

Figure 2. Monthly evolution of the unit value (FOB) and volume of extra-EU exports of extra virgin olive oil from the EU (Volume in tonnes; value in €/100 kg).

The unit value index shifted trend in March 2024 and in September 2025 fell by 72.8% compared with the same period of the previous crop year (-0.6% month-on-month).

Figure 3. Monthly evolution of the unit value index of extra-EU olive oil exports from the EU (y/y rate of change, %).

 

Imports

Imports from some of the main markets between October 2024 and August 2025 increased by 11% compared with the same period of 2023/2024. A recovery in import volumes was observed in Australia, Canada, China and the United States.

Table 2. Olive oil imports from selected main markets (October 2024 – August 2025) (t).

The main partner countries supplying these markets were Spain, Tunisia and Italy.

Table 3. Olive oil imports by partner country (Crop years 2018/2019 – 2024/2025; October 2024 – August 2025) (t).

Figure 4. Olive oil import flows between selected importing markets and partner countries.

 

Consumption

The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for olive oil in the EU-27 decreased by 28.1% in September compared with the same month of the previous year, a sharper fall than in August (-2.0%). The index has maintained a downward trend since April 2024.

Figure 5. Evolution of the HICP for olive oil in the EU-27 (y/y rate of change, %).

By country, the largest decreases were recorded in France, Finland and Bulgaria.

Figure 6. HICP for olive oil by EU-27 country (y/y rate of change, %).

Figure 7. HICP for olive oil by EU-27 country (y/y rate of change, %).

 

Table olives

Imports

Imports of table olives from some of the main markets in the 2024/2025 crop year (September 2024 – August 2025) fell by 11% compared with the same period of the previous crop year. Only Canada recorded an increase.

Table 4. Table olive imports from selected main markets (September 2024 – August 2025) (t).

The main partner countries supplying these markets were Spain, Egypt, Argentina, Greece, Morocco and Türkiye.

Table 5. Table olive imports by partner country (Crop years 2019/2020 – 2024/2025; September 2024 – August 2025) (t).

Figure 8. Table olive import flows between selected importing markets and partner countries.

Initial estimates indicate that extra-EU imports of table olives reached just over 112 thousand tonnes, with an estimated value of around €311 million.

Table 6. Extra-EU imports of table olives by crop year (Volume in tonnes; value in million euros).

The main partner countries supplying the EU were Morocco, Türkiye, Egypt and Albania.

Table 7. Extra-EU imports of table olives by partner country and crop year (Volume in tonnes; value in million euros).

 

Note: Some data are subject to revision. Figures may change or be corrected without prior notice.