IMPORT FIGURES OF TABLE OLIVES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU-27)
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In May of the 2021/2022 crop year the unit value of extra-EU imports stood at € 188 per 100kg (+2.1% compared to the previous month). Also in May, extra-EU imports mainly came from Morocco(-3.8%), Turkey(+36.3%), Egypt(-69.1%), and Albania(-1.9%), compared to the same period the previous crop year.
As for first estimates of the 2020/2021 crop year, extra-EU imports of table olives reached 116 242 tonnes for an estimated value of €197.8 million (+2.3% and +0% , respectively, compared to the previous crop year).
| Volume | Value | Volume | Value | Volume | Value | Volume | Value | Volume | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 31 507 | 54.3 | 30 662 | 52.0 | 30 240 | 51.3 | 31 271 | 53.7 | 21 794 | 37.7 |
| Spain | 16 160 | 16.6 | 10 287 | 12.8 | 18 133 | 20.5 | 16 377 | 18.8 | 6 491 | 7.7 |
| Belgium | 13 070 | 28.6 | 12 929 | 27.9 | 15 000 | 33.1 | 13 718 | 29.3 | 9 302 | 21.8 |
| Romania | 12 151 | 18.6 | 14 181 | 22.1 | 12 671 | 21.5 | 12 828 | 20.0 | 13 039 | 23.1 |
| Italy | 9 071 | 13.0 | 12 004 | 17.7 | 8 807 | 13.2 | 8 800 | 12.7 | 6 848 | 11.0 |
| Germany | 9 569 | 28.3 | 9 557 | 27.2 | 8 739 | 26.1 | 9 875 | 27.1 | 6 685 | 19.9 |
| Greece | 8 763 | 11.3 | 9 602 | 12.8 | 8 493 | 11.0 | 11 257 | 13.9 | 10 375 | 13.9 |
| Bulgaria | 5 026 | 5.0 | 5 746 | 6.0 | 5 967 | 7.2 | 5 175 | 6.6 | 4 733 | 6.4 |
| Netherlands | 2 157 | 5.1 | 2 139 | 4.6 | 2 073 | 4.5 | 2 750 | 6.1 | 1 734 | 4.0 |
| Sweden | 1 450 | 3.3 | 1 292 | 2.9 | 1 398 | 2.9 | 1 559 | 3.1 | 864 | 2.0 |
| Austria | 518 | 1.8 | 494 | 1.7 | 605 | 2.2 | 635 | 2.2 | 538 | 1.8 |
| Ireland | 596 | 2.2 | 512 | 2.4 | 511 | 2.1 | 819 | 1.7 | 1 328 | 1.1 |
| Denmark | 345 | 0.7 | 257 | 0.6 | 470 | 1.0 | 362 | 0.8 | 234 | 0.7 |
| Others | 961 | 1.8 | 794 | 1.4 | 508 | 1.1 | 817 | 1.7 | 1 478 | 3.5 |
| Total | 111 345 | 190.6 | 110 454 | 192.2 | 113 615 | 197.7 | 116 242 | 197.8 | 85 443 | 154.4 |
| * Extra EU imports by importing country and crop year. Volume in tonnes. Value in millions. 2021/2022 from September to May |
On the other hand, intra-EU imports reached 344 337 tonnes for an estimated value of €729 million (-0.8% and +3.3%, respectively, compared to the previous crop year).
| Volume | Value | Volume | Value | Volume | Value | Volume | Value | Volume | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 64 213 | 118.2 | 71 463 | 136.2 | 64 757 | 127.6 | 59 210 | 116.5 | 45 384 | 105.4 |
| France | 51 384 | 88.1 | 52 188 | 94.0 | 59 079 | 101.9 | 62 208 | 107.2 | 46 233 | 73.6 |
| Germany | 42 835 | 120.4 | 45 618 | 128.6 | 44 320 | 130.6 | 42 734 | 135.0 | 26 975 | 89.2 |
| Spain | 20 386 | 18.3 | 20 475 | 17.1 | 31 066 | 19.0 | 20 184 | 13.9 | 26 028 | 16.9 |
| Portugal | 26 489 | 38.5 | 28 880 | 38.1 | 23 836 | 34.1 | 29 230 | 38.9 | 19 003 | 23.9 |
| Belgium | 15 681 | 30.8 | 21 033 | 40.4 | 21 375 | 49.8 | 21 819 | 62.2 | 15 554 | 36.1 |
| Netherlands | 19 323 | 45.6 | 16 856 | 43.8 | 18 129 | 50.9 | 24 925 | 57.5 | 16 716 | 40.0 |
| Romania | 18 298 | 32.7 | 13 345 | 28.7 | 14 827 | 33.0 | 17 523 | 38.5 | 10 559 | 25.6 |
| Poland | 11 390 | 26.6 | 13 053 | 29.6 | 12 353 | 30.6 | 13 641 | 32.6 | 10 537 | 25.7 |
| Bulgaria | 12 397 | 19.4 | 10 301 | 17.5 | 9 979 | 17.1 | 10 546 | 16.9 | 7 503 | 13.6 |
| Sweden | 7 976 | 22.4 | 8 406 | 23.8 | 7 729 | 22.1 | 7 423 | 21.8 | 5 824 | 17.4 |
| Others | 34 756 | 88.9 | 35 419 | 92.0 | 39 550 | 89.2 | 34 894 | 88.1 | 31 842 | 71.4 |
| Total | 325 128 | 650.0 | 337 036 | 689.8 | 346 999 | 705.8 | 344 337 | 729.0 | 262 155 | 538.7 |
| * Intra EU imports by importing country and crop year. Volume in tonnes. Value in millions. 2021/2022 from September to May |
In terms of volumes by product category, 78.4% of total imports were under code 20057000 (olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. frozen)) in the 2020/2021 crop year, followed by imports under 20019065 with 7%, 07099210 with 4.7%, 07112010 with 7.8%, and the remaining 2.1% under 07108010.
In May of the 2021/2022 crop year, the unit value of extra-EU imports of table olives stood at €188 per 100kg (+8.4% compared to the same period previous crop year or +2.1% compared to the previous month) while the import volume stood at 10 046.8 tonnes (+1.8% compared to the same period previous crop year or -13% compared to the previous month).
Also in May, extra-EU imports mainly came from Morocco(-3.8%), Turkey(+36.3%), Egypt(-69.1%), and Albania(-1.9%), compared to the same period the previous crop year.
| Volume | Value | Volume | Value | Volume | Value | Volume | Value | Volume | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 47 942 | 82.2 | 47 686 | 78.9 | 45 403 | 73.8 | 49 497 | 79.8 | 35 730 | 57.4 |
| Turkey | 25 733 | 61.4 | 35 167 | 72.3 | 33 334 | 76.1 | 34 092 | 74.3 | 31 558 | 70.5 |
| Egypt | 26 592 | 30.2 | 15 878 | 22.3 | 20 976 | 25.7 | 16 965 | 21.1 | 6 727 | 10.8 |
| Albania | 5 349 | 5.6 | 5 735 | 5.8 | 6 461 | 8.6 | 9 769 | 12.3 | 7 220 | 8.8 |
| Argentina | 699 | 0.8 | 1 210 | 1.7 | 3 082 | 3.9 | 1 401 | 1.8 | 428 | 0.7 |
| Syria | 859 | 1.1 | 639 | 0.7 | 1 319 | 1.4 | 1 287 | 1.4 | 647 | 0.8 |
| United Kingdom | 1 174 | 3.9 | 991 | 3.8 | 996 | 3.9 | 1 115 | 2.8 | 1 386 | 1.3 |
| Macedonia | 906 | 0.5 | 466 | 0.3 | 513 | 0.3 | 598 | 0.3 | 371 | 0.2 |
| Peru | 207 | 0.3 | 277 | 0.6 | 224 | 0.4 | 154 | 0.4 | 158 | 0.4 |
| Lebanon | 418 | 0.7 | 290 | 0.5 | 221 | 0.5 | 267 | 0.5 | 160 | 0.3 |
| United States | 124 | 0.5 | 189 | 0.5 | 219 | 0.8 | 75 | 0.2 | 108 | 0.3 |
| Tunisia | 315 | 0.5 | 325 | 0.5 | 198 | 0.3 | 249 | 0.3 | 159 | 0.3 |
| Switzerland | 116 | 0.6 | 123 | 0.8 | 187 | 1.0 | 198 | 1.2 | 139 | 0.8 |
| Jordan | 231 | 0.4 | 282 | 0.5 | 151 | 0.3 | 267 | 0.5 | 219 | 0.4 |
| Chile | 364 | 0.9 | 757 | 1.7 | 132 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.0 | 167 | 0.3 |
| Others | 315 | 1.0 | 439 | 1.1 | 200 | 0.6 | 293 | 0.9 | 267 | 1.0 |
| Total | 111 345 | 190.6 | 110 454 | 192.2 | 113 615 | 197.7 | 116 242 | 197.8 | 85 443 | 154.4 |
| * Extra EU imports by partner and crop year. Volume in tonnes.Value in millions. 2021/2022 from September to May |
Intra-EU imports mainly came from Spain and Greece.
| Volume | Value | Volume | Value | Volume | Value | Volume | Value | Volume | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 160 601 | 296.8 | 182 388 | 319.1 | 172 788 | 303.6 | 164 094 | 293.9 | 118 865 | 220.1 |
| Greece | 98 465 | 210.8 | 84 793 | 210.8 | 86 383 | 232.4 | 99 541 | 243.2 | 65 331 | 180.0 |
| Portugal | 19 134 | 18.0 | 21 739 | 19.9 | 31 337 | 19.5 | 20 430 | 13.8 | 26 432 | 16.9 |
| Belgium | 11 431 | 34.6 | 15 155 | 43.3 | 19 265 | 47.0 | 22 634 | 44.0 | 19 690 | 29.5 |
| Germany | 7 939 | 20.6 | 7 581 | 21.1 | 12 398 | 24.4 | 8 749 | 27.0 | 6 773 | 19.6 |
| Italy | 9 996 | 28.1 | 8 931 | 30.6 | 10 266 | 30.7 | 10 400 | 36.3 | 12 888 | 27.9 |
| Netherlands | 3 700 | 12.2 | 5 913 | 19.6 | 4 838 | 24.4 | 7 877 | 43.0 | 4 345 | 24.7 |
| Bulgaria | 5 398 | 9.7 | 2 511 | 5.8 | 2 552 | 5.0 | 2 759 | 4.9 | 2 384 | 4.3 |
| France | 1 678 | 4.6 | 1 575 | 4.8 | 1 818 | 4.6 | 1 516 | 4.4 | 1 377 | 3.9 |
| Poland | 1 385 | 2.7 | 1 361 | 2.6 | 1 076 | 3.1 | 1 553 | 5.3 | 888 | 3.6 |
| Czechia | 2 439 | 3.0 | 2 110 | 2.8 | 921 | 1.8 | 909 | 1.9 | 772 | 1.2 |
| Austria | 709 | 2.6 | 714 | 2.8 | 856 | 3.4 | 1 015 | 4.0 | 706 | 2.6 |
| Slovakia | 110 | 0.2 | 117 | 0.1 | 494 | 0.5 | 603 | 0.9 | 380 | 0.3 |
| Sweden | 356 | 1.3 | 406 | 1.4 | 334 | 1.2 | 387 | 1.5 | 187 | 0.7 |
| Cyprus | 397 | 1.1 | 353 | 1.3 | 297 | 0.9 | 299 | 0.9 | 150 | 0.4 |
| Others | 1 391 | 3.6 | 1 387 | 3.9 | 1 375 | 3.3 | 1 573 | 3.9 | 987 | 3.1 |
| Total | 325 128 | 650.0 | 337 036 | 689.8 | 346 999 | 705.8 | 344 337 | 729.0 | 262 155 | 538.7 |
| * Intra EU imports by partner and crop year. Volume in tonnes. Value in millions. 2021/2022 from September to May |
1. Extra-EU
In May of the 2021/2022 crop year, the unit value index of the extra-EU in stood at 253.8 (-47.6% compared to the same period previous crop year or +1.4% compared to the previous month).
In May, The unit value of imports stood at €188 per 100kg (+8.4% compared to the same period previous crop year or +2.1% compared to the previous month).
In May, The volume of imports in stood at 10 046.8 tonnes (+1.8% compared to the same period previous crop year or -13% compared to the previous month). imports mainly came from May, extra-EU imports mainly came from Morocco(-3.8%), Turkey(+36.3%), Egypt(-69.1%), and Albania(-1.9%), compared to the same period the previous crop year.
Olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. frozen) (20057000):
1.1 Table olives
1.1.1 Import unit value (€ / 100 kg)
1.1.2 Import volume (tonnes)
1.1.3 Import value (€ - millions)
1.1.4 Import average price (€ / 100 kg)
1.2 Import unit value index
1.2.1 Import unit value index by product quality
1.2.2 Month over month import unit value index variation rates (%)
1.3 Import by product quality
1.3.1 Import unit value (€ / 100 kg)
1.3.2 Import volume (tonnes)
1.4 Import by country (Extra-EU)
1.4.1 Import unit value (€ / 100 kg)
1.4.2 Import volume (tonnes)
1.5 Table olives import by country (Extra-EU) (20057000)
1.5.1 Import unit value (€ / 100 kg)
1.5.2 Import volume (tonnes)
1.6 Flows
1.6.1 Extra-EU, volume (2020/2021) (tonnes)
1.6.2 Extra-EU, value (2020/2021) (€ - ×1000)
1.6.3 Extra-EU, volume (2021/2022) (tonnes)
1.6.4 Extra-EU, value (2021/2022) (€ - ×1000)
2 Intra-EU
2.1 Table olives
2.1.1 Import unit value (€ / 100 kg)
2.1.2 Import volume (tonnes)
2.1.3 Import value (€ - millions)
2.1.4 Import average price (€ / 100 kg)
2.2 Flows
2.2.1 Intra-EU (2020/2021) (t)
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: 2022-Aug-19
IOC own elaboration based on data from the European Commission; EUROSTAT; the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain; ISMEA (Italy); and information provided by member countries.
In order to make the historical data comparable the figures have been calculated for the EU-27. The United Kingdom is no longer a Member State of the European Union, however until the end of the transition period, 31 January 2020, it is still part of the EU Customs Union.
Some of the data are subject to review. Estimates are subject to change or correction without notice.
Olive crop year means the period from 1 September of year t to 30 August of year t+1 for table olives.
Trade value in FOB type (free on board).
Import unit value in € / 100 kg.
Import value in € (1 million = 106; 1 billion = 109).
Import volume in tonnes, 1t=1000kg=1Mg.
The unit value index of imports is based on Paasche’ Chain Index method. The data are not seasonally adjusted. The unit value is calculated as (trade value)/quantity.
Harmonized System Codes: Table olives = 20057000 + 20019065 + 07108010 + 07112010 + 07099210 .
20057000 olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. frozen)
20019065 liben olives, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
07108010 liben olives, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen
07099210 liben fresh or chilled olives (excl. for oil production)
07112010 liben olives provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption, for oil production