Portugal with record olive oil production and difficulty in selling olive pomace

Published 2022년 1월 24일

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Portugal is set to achieve its highest-ever olive oil production, estimated at 180,000 tons, but faces challenges in handling olive pomace, especially in the regions of Alentejo and Trás-os-Montes. The situation has led to some mills' closure due to the need for disposal of the pomace. The circular economy is suggested as a solution, but it is not seen as a complete remedy without increasing the extraction capacity. National olive oil exports experienced a 6.3% drop in volume but an 8% rise in value in the first eleven months of 2021, due to increased prices, and a decrease in packaged olive oil exports is anticipated for 2022.

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Source: jornaleconomico.pt/Lusa “There are no surpluses in the production of olive oil, not least because Portugal, despite being self-sufficient for its internal consumption, still has to resort to imports to satisfy its total needs, which include exports”, explained the secretary general of the Casa do Azeite, Mariana Matos, in response to Lusa. Portugal will register the largest ever production of olive oil, which could be around 180,000 tons, but it has “some difficulty” in disposing of olive pomace, especially in Alentejo and Trás-os-Montes, Casa do Azeite told Lusa. “There are no surpluses in the production of olive oil, not least because Portugal, despite being self-sufficient for its internal consumption, still has to resort to imports to satisfy its total needs, which include exports”, explained the secretary general of the Casa do Azeite, Mariana Matos, in response to Lusa. However, olive oil production will be, “according to all estimates”, the largest ever in Portugal, ...

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