Croatian Olive Growers Eagerly Await Results of 2022 NYIOOC
Olive growers from Istria and Dalmatia are pleased with the number of extra virgin olive oil samples they submitted to the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition this year, with a total of 110 brands from Croatia. Croatian producers are hopeful to match or exceed last year’s success, with 87 awards earned at the competition, positioning them as one of the top olive oil producers in the world.
Olive growers and oil producers from Istria and Dalmatia are satisfied with how many extra virgin olive oil samples they submitted to the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition this year and are eagerly awaiting the results.
Of the total of 1,240 brands, Croatians submitted a total of 110 to the world’s largest olive oil quality competition. Only Italy (205), Spain (157), the United States (135) and Greece (135) submitted more.
See Also:Live Updates from the NYIOOC“Behind us are Turkey (108), Portugal (59) and other countries that have incomparably higher production than us,” said Ivica Vlatković, a previous NYIOOC winner and president of the Zadar County Olive Growers Association.
Dr. Ivica Vlatković donates his award-winning oil to Božidar Longin, Zadar County Prefect
This year, Vlatković sent two Coratina monovarietal oils and a blend of Coratina and Leccina to the NYIOOC.
Last year, Croatian producers earned 87 awards at the NYIOOC, including 67 Gold Awards and 20 Silver Awards. Croatian producers won the fourth-highest number of awards that year, just behind Italy, Spain and Greece.
Vlatković is convinced that both he and the rest of the Croatian producers will at least match last year’s results, and hopefully, surpass them.
“We will prove that we have the highest-quality boutique production in the world,” he said. “We do not have the largest number of olive groves in the world, but what we produce and put in bottles is of the highest quality.”
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