2025 NYIOOC Highlights Organic Excellence

Summary

Organic olive oil pro­duc­ers are gain­ing unprece­dented atten­tion at the 2025 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, dom­i­nat­ing the top results table and show­cas­ing qual­ity, crafts­man­ship, and sus­tain­abil­ity. The num­ber of organic entries has surged over the past decade, with 249 out of 383 sub­mis­sions in 2025 earn­ing awards, high­light­ing the global trend towards organic olive oil pro­duc­tion.

In a defin­ing moment for the world’s largest olive oil com­pe­ti­tion, organic brands account for more than one-third of sub­mis­sions to the 2025 NYIOOC. A review of the win­ning entries reveals a trend: organic pro­duc­ers are not only more numer­ous, they are dom­i­nat­ing the upper ech­e­lons of the results table.

From the sun-drenched groves of Spain to the rolling hills of California, organic olive oil pro­duc­ers are gain­ing recog­ni­tion for their qual­ity, crafts­man­ship, and com­mit­ment to sus­tain­abil­ity. Standouts like Rafael Alonso Aguilera SL of Spain, with mul­ti­ple awards for its Oro Del Desierto Organic Coupage and Picual, and Grumpy Goats Farm from the United States, with wins for both Picual and Coratina, exem­plify the momen­tum behind cer­ti­fied organic oper­a­tions.

Italy, long a bas­tion of olive oil tra­di­tion, con­tin­ues to lead with inno­v­a­tive organic entries from top pro­duc­ers like Domenica Fiore, whose Olio Novello and Olio Reserva earned mul­ti­ple awards, and Frantoio Pruneti with its cel­e­brated Frantoio monocul­ti­var. The Italian pres­ence is also notable for diver­sity in vari­etals and styles, all while main­tain­ing organic stan­dards.

In the United States, pro­duc­ers like Apollo Olive Oil (Apollo Sierra, Apollo Mistral) and Enzo Olive Oil (Enzo Organic Delicate, Bold, and Medium) are earn­ing acco­lades not only for their qual­ity but also for a stead­fast com­mit­ment to organic farm­ing prin­ci­ples. This sug­gests that American pro­duc­ers are not just keep­ing pace with global trends but help­ing to set them.

The rise of organic entries is a global phe­nom­e­non. In 2025 alone:

• Italy: 80 organic entries
• Greece: 47
• Croatia: 37
• United States: 34
• Spain: 33
• Portugal: 18
• France: 9
• Tunisia: 7

This marks a con­tin­ued upward trend in both par­tic­i­pa­tion and qual­ity from these coun­tries, build­ing on year-over-year growth.

The broader tra­jec­tory is clear. In 2014, just 11 organic entries were sub­mit­ted to the NYIOOC. A decade later, in 2025, organic sub­mis­sions have soared to 383, with 249 of them earn­ing awards.

This data reveals a trans­for­ma­tion. Over the past decade, organic entries have surged more than thir­ty­fold, and pro­duc­ers embrac­ing organic prac­tices now con­sis­tently rank among the world’s best.

As more con­sumers seek trans­parency and eco­log­i­cal respon­si­bil­ity in their food choices, the NYIOOC is con­firm­ing what many already believe: the future of excel­lent olive oil is organic, and it’s already here.