OLIVE OIL PRICES - October 2020 update

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Bari, Italy, Chania, Greece and Jaén, Spain are the most representative olive oil markets of the European Union. They cover approximately 70% of global olive oil production. Prices in these three countries, particularly in Spain, have an impact on other producing countries, and mainly on the oils they intend to export.

From the 2010/2011 crop year to the 2019/2020 crop year, extra virgin olive oil in Jaén, Spain cost less than €225 per 100kg for 25% of the time, and 25% of the time it exceeded €327 per 100kg. The average price in this period was around €280 per 100kg. The maximum and minimum prices were €423 and €174 per 100kg respectively.

The IOC's latest figures put extra virgin olive oil at €212.7 per 100kg (-4.3% compared to the same period previous crop year).

Refined olive oil prices in Jaén, Spain stood at €180 per 100kg (-11.1% compared to the same period previous crop year).

In Bari, Italy, extra virgin olive oil cost less than €316 per 100kg for 25% of the time, and 25% of the time it exceeded €550 per 100kg. The average price in this period was around €421 per 100kg. The maximum and minimum prices were €614 and €221 per 100kg respectively.

The IOC's latest figures put extra virgin olive oil at €385 per 100kg (-17.2% compared to the same period previous crop year).

Chania, Greece , saw extra virgin olive oil cost less than €246 per 100kg for 25% of the time, and exceeded €300 per 100kg for 25% of the time. The average price in this period was around €274 per 100kg. The maximum and the minimum prices were €388 and €182 per 100kg respectively.

The IOC's latest figures put extra virgin olive oil at €200 per 100kg (-25.4% compared to the same period previous crop year).

The latest figures for the price of extra virgin olive oil in Trás-os-montes-Portugal, Portugal, put it at €280 per 100kg.

Extra virgin olive oil from Tunisia start to fall in the 2019/2020 crop year, coming in at €186 per 100kg in september 2020. The average crop year was €228.7 per 100kg.

The latest figures for extra virgin olive oil in Turkey put it at €264 per 100kg in December 2018.


1. Jaén, Spain

From the 2010/2011 crop year to the 2019/2020 crop year, extra virgin olive oil in Jaén, Spain:

  • stood below €225 per 100kg 25% of the time;
  • stood above €327 per 100kg 25% of the time;
  • had an average price of around €280 per 100kg;
  • reached a maximum of €423 per 100kg;
  • reached a minimum of €174 per 100kg.

The last figure gathered by the IOC for extra virgin olive oil price stood it at €212.7 per 100kg (-4.3% compared to the same period previous crop year).

Refined olive oil prices in Jaén-Spain stood at €180 per 100kg (-11.1% compared to the same period previous crop year).


1.1 Weekly olive oil prices


1.2 Week over week variation rates


1.3 Monthly extra virgin olive oil average prices


1.4 Price estimation of extra virgin olive oil according with consumption prevision 2


2. Bari, Italy

From the 2010/2011 to the 2019/2020 crop year, the price of extra virgin olive oil in Bari, Italy:

  • stood below €316 per 100kg 25% of the time;
  • stood above €550 per 100kg 25% of the time;
  • had an average price of around €421 per 100kg;
  • reached a maximum of €614 per 100kg;
  • reached a minimum of €221 per 100kg.

The last figure gathered by the IOC for extra virgin olive oil price gave €385 per 100kg (-17.2% compared to the same period previous crop year).


2.1 Weekly olive oil prices and week over week variation rate 3


2.2 Monthly extra virgin olive oil average prices


2.3 Price estimation of extra virgin olive oil according with consumption prevision 4


3. Chania, Greece

From the 2010/2011 to the 2019/2020 crop year, the price of extra virgin olive oil in Chania, Greece:

  • stood below €246 per 100kg 25% of the time;
  • stood above €300 per 100kg 25% of the time;
  • had an average price of around €274 per 100kg;
  • reached a maximum of €388 per 100kg;
  • reached a minimum of €182 per 100kg.

The latest figures for extra virgin olive oil stood at €200 per 100kg (-25.4% compared to the same period previous crop year).


3.1 Weekly olive oil prices and week over week variation rate 5


3.2. Monthly extra virgin olive oil average prices


3.3 Price estimation of extra virgin olive oil according with consumption prevision 6


4. Trás-os-montes-Portugal

The latest figures for extra virgin olive oil in Trás-os-montes, Portugal stood at €280 per 100kg.


4.1 Weekly olive oil prices 7


4.2.Monthly extra virgin olive oil average prices


5. Jaén, Bari, Chania and Trás-os-montes extra virgin olive oil


5.1 Extra virgin olive oil montly prices


5.2 Month over month olive oil price variation rates


6. Other olive oil prices in oil mill


6.1 Tunisia 8

Reference Extra virgin olive oil Virgin olive oil
Oct. 2017 352 320.0
Nov. 2017 352 320.0
Dec. 2017 336 304.0
Jan. 2018 336 304.0
Feb. 2018 336 304.0
Mar. 2018 336 304.0
Apr. 2018 336 304.0
May. 2018 336 304.0
Jun. 2018 336 304.0
Jul. 2018 352 320.0
Aug. 2018 352 320.0
Sep.2018 352 320.0
Oct. 2018 320 279.0
Nov. 2018 320 279.0
Dec. 2018 304 263.5
Jan. 2019 304 263.5
Feb. 2019 304 263.5
Mar. 2019 304 263.5
Apr. 2019 304 263.5
May 2019 304 263.5
Jun. 2019 304 263.5
Jul. 2019 320 279.0
Aug. 2019 320 279.0
Sep.2019 320 279.0
Oct. 2019 304 279.0
Nov. 2019 304 279.0
Dec. 2019 272 248.0
Jan. 2020 256 217.0
Feb. 2020 240 186.0
Mar. 2020 224 186.0
Apr. 2020 208 170.5
May. 2020 192 170.5
Jun. 2020 186 186.0
Jul. 2020 186 186.0
Aug. 2020 186 186.0
Sep.2020 186 186.0

6.2 Turkey

Reference Extra virgin olive oil Virgin olive oil
Oct. 2017 360 340
Nov. 2017 357 334
Dec. 2017 353 330
Jan. 2018 340 309
Feb. 2018 334 307
Mar. 2018 324 299
Apr. 2018 309 288
May. 2018 296 274
Jun. 2018 287 266
Jul. 2018 281 258
Aug. 2018 237 221
Sep.2018 214 199
Oct. 2018 240 224
Nov. 2018 261 244
Dec. 2018 264 241

6.3 Spain


6.4 Italy


6.5 Greece


6.6 Portugal


6.7 Croatia


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


  1. IOC own elaboration based on data from the European Commission; the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain; ISMEA (Italy); and information provided by member countries. Some of the data are subject to review. Olive crop year means the period from 1 October of year t to 30 September of year t+1 for olive oil. Olive oil prices in oil mill, in € / 100 kg, without VAT Reg. C.E. 865/04 and 826/08.

  2. Robust regression using an M estimator have been used. The models are significant for consumption in Jaén and Chania and for consumption and production in Bari. It has been assumed that all the olive oil consumed was extra virgin olive oil. Olive oil consumption includes 150910 - (Virgin Olive Oil) and 150990 - (Olive + Refined Oil).

  3. No data avalaible for other categories

  4. Robust regression using an M estimator have been used. The models are significant for consumption in Jaén and Chania and for consumption and production in Bari. It has been assumed that all the olive oil consumed was extra virgin olive oil. Olive oil consumption includes 150910 - (Virgin Olive Oil) and 150990 - (Olive + Refined Oil).

  5. No data avalaible for other categories

  6. Robust regression using an M estimator have been used. The models are significant for consumption in Jaén and Chania and for consumption and production in Bari. It has been assumed that all the olive oil consumed was extra virgin olive oil. Olive oil consumption includes 150910 - (Virgin Olive Oil) and 150990 - (Olive + Refined Oil).

  7. No data avalaible for other categories

  8. Exchange rate: 1 TND = 0.32 EUR; from june 2020 0.31 EUR

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