The 2022/23 campaign for olive harvesting and olive oil production is expected to be disastrous, both in quantity and quality, despite the fact that prices are around €4 euros or €4.5. We are talking about a drop in production of around 11% worldwide and 45% at the Spanish...
Commerce and Exports
What must be taken into account to start an oil export process?
19 Sep, 22 | Commerce and Exports
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. When we decide to start an olive oil export process, we have to think that it is a procedure that requires not only an economic investment, but also time and strategy. We are going to see a series of steps...
Olive Grove
Why is important to have trained staff to detect olive tree plagues?
05 Sep, 22 | Olive Grove
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The early detection of diseases, pests, nutritional disorders and other management problems is undoubtedly the most useful tool and undoubtedly fulfills the classic premise that prevention is better than...
Commerce and Exports
Difficulties to export olive oil to the United States
22 Aug, 22 | Commerce and Exports
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. We will start by looking at the data on which we have based ourselves to have the United States (USA) as a target within the export of olive oil. The USA has 328.2 million inhabitants (in 2019). The GDP...
Olive Grove Management
What is the organic olive grove?
18 Jul, 22 | Olive Grove Management
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. An ecological olive grove is one in which the management tries to be sustainable and respectful with the environment. Said management will be demonstrable through a certifying company. Synthetic chemicals,...
Olive Grove Management
What is the recommended frequency for olive trees irrigation?
26 Jun, 22 | Olive Grove Management
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The olive tree has a behavior with respect to water very different from that of most crops, since it develops its greatest physiological efforts not in summer, but in spring and autumn.
Olive Oil Tasting
Why is sensory analysis important when tasting olive oil ?
06 Jun, 22 | Olive Oil Tasting
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Different consumer organizations focus on their interventions related to Virgin Olive Oil (VOO). Sometimes they carry out random checks with unsatisfactory results. In one of the last studies that we carried...
Olive Oil Consultant
How ESAO can help you selling olive oil
09 May, 22 | Olive Oil Consultant
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Deciding to embark on the olive sector and specifically the sale of olive oil is not an easy or straightforward path since it is probably the most stressed link in the entire value chain of the olive...
Olive Grove
What diseases can appear on your olive trees?
02 May, 22 | Olive Grove
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The incidence of the different diseases and pests of the olive tree that can arise in an olive grove or even in a single individual, depends on the following factors: Variety Microclimate Macroclimate Soil...
Olive Oil Consultant
Master Olive Oil Consultant: the olive oil sector from production to selling
25 Apr, 22 | Olive Oil Consultant
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The olive oil sector is a sector of extraordinary relevance in countries of the Mediterranean basin, since they are producing countries. However, this relevance is increasing in non-producing or...