Articles Tagged | "olive oil prices"

Spain’s Olive Oil Farmers Call for Probe Into Price Manipulation

by Julie Butler

The farmers union COAG wants Spain's competition watchdog to probe alleged price manipulation by olive oil distributors.

Posted on May 02 2013

Deal Could Stop Use of Olive Oil as Loss Leader

by Julie Butler

Use of olive oil as a loss leader for Spain’s supermarkets might be snuffed out under talks between retailers and olive oil sector.

Posted on March 04 2013

Global Olive Oil Trade Off to Strong Start for 2012/13 Season

by Julie Butler

Olive oil imports are up 38 percent in China and Japan, 32 percent in Australia, and 6 percent in the United States.

Posted on February 12 2013

Olive Oil Prices in India Moving Sharply Higher

by Vikas Vij

Olive oil prices in India are set to go up substantially owing to a hefty increase in olive raw material costs in Spain and Italy over the last six months.

Posted on January 18 2013

EU Likely to Increase Private Storage Aid Trigger Prices

by Julie Butler

Prices for extra virgin and virgin olive oil wouldn’t have to fall so far before the European Commission (EC) provided support via private storage aid, under proposed changes agreed to by a European Parliament committee.

Posted on January 07 2013

Producer Prices Climb Again in Spain

by Julie Butler

Olive oil prices in Spain finally fell in line with expectations and rose again last week, but there was not much oil being sold.

Posted on December 26 2012

Imports Exceed Output in First Month of Spanish Olive Oil Harvest

by Julie Butler

Faced with a 200,000-ton deficit in meeting its demand, olive oil prices in Spain are expected to rise, but are paradoxically falling.

Posted on December 03 2012

Production Shortfall Expected to Send Olive Oil Prices Higher in Spain

by Julie Butler

Olive oil prices are expected to rise as Spain’s olive oil output this season is expected to fall 200,000 tons short of its demand.

Posted on November 25 2012

The ‘Butterfly Effect’ in the Olive Oil Industry

by Costas Vasilopoulos

The olive oil industry may be susceptible to small and seemingly irrelevant events which can eventually have chaotic consequences.

Posted on October 19 2012

More Eyes on Olive Oil Futures Market

by Julie Butler

The olive oil futures market in Madrid said traffic to its web page increased five-fold in September amid the recent price tension.

Posted on October 15 2012

World Olive Oil Output Set to Fall 20 Percent

by Julie Butler

The International Olive Council says olive oil production in 2012/13 will be about 2.75 million tons, 20 percent off last year’s all-time high.

Posted on October 10 2012

Expert Predicts Sharp Rise in Olive Oil Prices, Future Shortages

by Nancy Flagg

Reduced European subsidies and growing demand will lift prices over the long term, according to Boundary Bend's Pablo Canamasas.

Posted on October 09 2012

With Rising Olive Oil Prices, Concerns of Falling Consumption

by Julie Butler

The retail prices of popular Spanish olive oil brands Carbonell and Koipe have shot up this month by as much as one euro ($1.30).

Posted on October 08 2012

Rising Olive Oil Prices Keep Market Guessing

by Julie Butler

When and how rising wholesale prices for Spanish olive oil will impact on consumers are burning questions as the climb continues.

Posted on September 24 2012

Council Establishes Olive Oil Price ‘Observatory’

by Julie Butler

Improved tracking of olive oil prices and the provision of market forecasts and analysis are among the goals for a new 'business intelligence observatory' being set up by the International Olive Council.

Posted on September 12 2012

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