The Italians are asking for olive oil, at 10.20 euros the first barrel was sold by Agioi Apostolii

On October 5, the first auction of the new olive growing season took place, with the Agricultural Cooperative of Agioi Apostolos of Laconia proceeding with the sale of a barrel of olive oil of the 2024-2025 harvest from the Athinoelia variety. Mr. Panagiotis Batsakis, president of the Agricultural Olive Cooperative of Agioi Apostolos, after a tough negotiation, managed to sell it to an Italian company at the unimaginable price of 10.20 euros/kg in today's terms. At the same time, trade in the area of Neapolis gave a price of 8.5 euros per kilo for fresh olive oil, while in Messinia the extra virgin of the Black olive variety was 7 euros per kilo. Let's remember that last year's commercial period, the first act by the Neapolis Cooperative was done, on October 16, at a price of 9.25 euros per kilo, again for a barrel. In detail, the announcement of the cooperative states: "The Agricultural Cooperative of Agioi Apostolos informs you that it proceeded to sell a barrel of extra virgin ...