Olive harvest in Rio Grande do Sul promises historic olive oil production

The harvest of olives has begun in Rio Grande do Sul and promises a historic crop in 2026. The state, the main producer of the fruit in the country, expects to reach about 1 million liters of olive oil. Of this total, approximately 800 thousand liters are expected to be produced locally. In Viamão, in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, producers expect to more than double their production compared to the previous year, and the climatic conditions have contributed to this. “This year was what I can call a perfect year, because the sun was spectacular, the cold was exceptional,” commented Luiz Eduardo Batalha, who is the president of the Brazilian Institute of Olive Growing. Despite the national production still being small compared to international markets, Brazilian olive oil has been ...