News — andalusie

After a wet spring, the 2025/26 Spanish olive oil harvest looked promising, but a hot, dry summer dampened optimism. Andalusia's official forecast (aforo) estimates national production at around 1.44 million tons, slightly lower than 2024/25 but above the five-year average. The sector remains stressed: stocks are low and prices are strongly influenced by autumn rainfall.

My father was born in the Sierra de Segura, in a small village called Los Prados de Armijo. This region is located deep in the interior of Spain, about 300 km south of Madrid and about 200 km north-east of Granada. From an early age we always went there to visit our family, including my grandfather and grandmother. The large number of olive trees have always made a deep impression on me and have always stayed with me, although when I was young I had no idea how important this region is for the production of olive oil worldwide and...

Did you know that according to the 2024 EVOOLEUM guide, Spain produces the best olive oil in the world? No less than 61 of the top 100 olive oils in this leading ranking come from Spain. As a seller and lover of Spanish olive oil, I have always said that it is the best in the world. The figures from the EVOOLEUM guide confirm this once again. This prestigious guide, also cited by the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, shows why Spain is not only the largest producer, but also the undisputed leader in quality. In this blog I will delve...

Last week I contacted one of my suppliers and she briefly explained what the situation is in Spain at the moment. Now that it is February 2024 and the harvest season is almost over, I want to share what the Spanish media are writing about the new harvest season and how things are going at the moment. Spanish harvest season 2023/2024 Now that the harvest season is almost over, production estimates are expected to range from 680,000 to 755,000 tons of olive oil for the 2023/202 harvest year 4, which is lower than expectations at the start of the harvest...