Spain: Sales of bottled olive oil fell almost 20% until November

Sales of packaged olive oil registered a decrease of 19.07% in the period January-November 2023 compared to the same months of the previous year, which stood at 231.6 million liters, according to the latest data of the National Association of Industrial Edible Oil Bottlers and Refiners (Anierac). Virtually all categories of olive oil have contributed to this downward evolution. In the case of extra virgin oil, sales until the end of November stood at 96.14 million liters, a decrease of 19.44% compared to 2022. On the contrary, those of virgin olive oil grew by 7.85%, up to 27.32 million liters. Those of refined olive oil (mild and intense) totaled 108.12 million, 23.6% less. Sales also fall in the case of sunflower Data from bottlers show that sales of sunflower ...