OLIVE OIL PRICES - August 2021 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 more than 60% 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 2011/2012 crop year to the 2020/2021 crop year, extra virgin olive oil in Jaén, Spain cost less than €218.5 per 100kg for 25% of the time, and 25% of the time it exceeded €324.4 per 100kg. The average price in this period was around €275.8 per 100kg. The maximum and minimum prices were €423 and €174.3 per 100kg respectively.

The IOC’s latest figures put extra virgin olive oil at €323 per 100kg (+61.4% compared to the same period previous crop year).

Refined olive oil prices in Jaén, Spain stood at €295 per 100kg (+73.5% compared to the same period previous crop year).

In Bari, Italy, extra virgin olive oil cost less than €320 per 100kg for 25% of the time, and 25% of the time it exceeded €531.2 per 100kg. The average price in this period was around €419.6 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 €440 per 100kg (+20.5% compared to the same period previous crop year).

Chania, Greece , saw extra virgin olive oil cost less than €238 per 100kg for 25% of the time, and exceeded €298 per 100kg for 25% of the time. The average price in this period was around €269.2 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 €285 per 100kg (+42.5% 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 €293 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 the price of extra virgin olive oil put it at €300 per 100kg in March 2021.

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


1. Jaén, Spain

From the 2011/2012 crop year to the 2020/2021 crop year, extra virgin olive oil in Jaén, Spain:

  • stood below €218.5 per 100kg 25% of the time;
  • stood above €324.4 per 100kg 25% of the time;
  • had an average price of around €275.8 per 100kg;
  • reached a maximum of €423 per 100kg;
  • reached a minimum of €174.3 per 100kg.

The last figure gathered by the IOC for extra virgin olive oil price stood it at €323 per 100kg (+61.4% compared to the same period previous crop year).

Refined olive oil prices in Jaén-Spain stood at €295 per 100kg (+73.5% 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 2011/2012 to the 2020/2021 crop year, the price of extra virgin olive oil in Bari, Italy:

  • stood below €320 per 100kg 25% of the time;
  • stood above €531.2 per 100kg 25% of the time;
  • had an average price of around €419.6 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 €440 per 100kg (+20.5% 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 2011/2012 to the 2020/2021 crop year, the price of extra virgin olive oil in Chania, Greece:

  • stood below €238 per 100kg 25% of the time;
  • stood above €298 per 100kg 25% of the time;
  • had an average price of around €269.2 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 €285 per 100kg (+42.5% 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 €293 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
Nov. 2017 352 320
Dec. 2017 336 304
Jan. 2018 336 304
Feb. 2018 336 304
Mar. 2018 336 304
Apr. 2018 336 304
May. 2018 336 304
Jun. 2018 336 304
Jul. 2018 352 320
Aug. 2018 352 320
Sep.2018 352 320
Oct. 2018 320 279
Nov. 2018 320 279
Dec. 2018 304 264
Jan. 2019 304 264
Feb. 2019 304 264
Mar. 2019 304 264
Apr. 2019 304 264
May 2019 304 264
Jun. 2019 304 264
Jul. 2019 320 279
Aug. 2019 320 279
Sep.2019 320 279
Oct. 2019 304 279
Nov. 2019 304 279
Dec. 2019 272 248
Jan. 2020 256 217
Feb. 2020 240 186
Mar. 2020 224 186
Apr. 2020 208 171
May. 2020 192 171
Jun. 2020 186 186
Jul. 2020 186 186
Aug. 2020 186 186
Sep.2020 186 186
Oct. 2020 360 300
Nov. 2020 360 300
Dec. 2020 345 285
Jan. 2021 330 285
Feb. 2021 315 270
Mar. 2021 300 240

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/


Some of the data are subject to review. Figures are subject to change or correction without notice.

Last update: 2021-08-27


  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 has 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 The data for lampante olive oil and virgin olive oil have been estimated in the week from 2020-11-02 to 2020-11-08.↩︎

  4. Robust regression using an M estimator has 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 has 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↩︎

International Olive Council

2020/2021 crop year