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2025/2026 Spanish olive oil harvest: a preview for extra virgin olive oil
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.
The best olive oil in the world comes from Spain
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...
What is the difference between the extra virgin olive oil I sell and supermarket olive oil?
What is the difference between the extra virgin olive oil I sell and supermarket olive oil? The extra virgin olive oil meets the quality criteria associated with the protected designation of extra virgin olive oil because of its exceptional quality. Since I started selling extra virgin olive oil, I regularly receive photos via WhatsApp showing a bottle of olive oil from the supermarket, with the question why that olive oil is cheaper than the olive oil I sell in my webshop. I then explain that it is mainly in the quality of the oil and the production process. Due to...
“Spanish olive oil liquid gold”
“Spanish olive oil liquid gold” headlined RTL Z today in their morning edition of October 19. What is going on? I would like to briefly explain this in this blog. Last year's harvest was one of the worst harvests ever in Spain. Due to drought in Spain, olive trees produced fewer olive trees than normal. To illustrate: my uncle picks an average of 120,000 kg of olives every year, last year in the 2022/2023 harvest this was only 20,000 kg. If you consider that 66% of all olive oil worldwide comes from Spain, it is inevitable that this will lead...
