2022/23 Olive Oil Campaign

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...

What must be taken into account to start an oil export process?

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...

Why is important to have trained staff to detect olive tree plagues?

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...

Difficulties to export olive oil to the United States

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...

What is the organic olive grove?

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,...

What is the recommended frequency for olive trees irrigation?

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.

Why is sensory analysis important when tasting olive oil ?

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...

How ESAO can help you selling olive oil

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...

What diseases can appear on your olive trees?

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...

Master Olive Oil Consultant: the olive oil sector from production to selling

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...

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