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

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, ...