The United States led olive oil imports in the first months of the campaign.

The United States was the country that imported the most olive oil between October 1, 2024, and January 31 of this year, the first four months of this campaign, with a volume of 109,415 tons, 0.3% more than the same period of the previous season. According to the latest report from the International Olive Council (IOC), Brazil ranks second by far in terms of olive oil import volume in those four months, with 20,966 tons (-18.6%), followed by Canada, with 17,545 tons (+78.7%), and China, with 10,034 tons (+84%). The main global suppliers of olive oil between October and January were Spain, with 63,814 tons, 1.4% less than the same period of the 2023/24 campaign and 27.1% of the total imported; Tunisia, with 58,713 tons (+30.4%), and Italy, with 44,703 tons (-5.4%). They are followed by Turkey, with 22,286 tons (+66.7%); Portugal, with 16,165 tons (+6.9%); and Argentina, with 8,825 tons (-36.5%). The IOC report for March indicates that per capita olive oil consumption in the US ...