Comments on: Fears for Andalucia olive trade http://www.theolivepress.es/2009/11/03/fears-for-andalucia-olive-trade/ Andalucia's Fortnightly News Publication Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:34:57 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chris west http://www.theolivepress.es/2009/11/03/fears-for-andalucia-olive-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-54269 chris west Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:27:51 +0000 http://www.theolivepress.es/?p=4477#comment-54269 Wish the price of olives was 1,85€ per kilo, I'd be a lot better off. Think you mean price of olive oil.....it takes about five kilos of olives to produce one of oil. The future of the oil business is bleak indeed, none of the local growers want to face up to what is likely to be a serious revision of the CAP subsidy by 2013, and for most of them, that subsidy represents the profit they obtain for their crop. Wish the price of olives was 1,85€ per kilo, I’d be a lot better off. Think you mean price of olive oil…..it takes about five kilos of olives to produce one of oil. The future of the oil business is bleak indeed, none of the local growers want to face up to what is likely to be a serious revision of the CAP subsidy by 2013, and for most of them, that subsidy represents the profit they obtain for their crop.

]]> By: John Cruickshank http://www.theolivepress.es/2009/11/03/fears-for-andalucia-olive-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-54025 John Cruickshank Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:03:19 +0000 http://www.theolivepress.es/?p=4477#comment-54025 I understand the plight of smaller olive is particularly difficult. I am not fully aware of the economics of olive oil production but I know a local factory that still has some of last year's oil in storage - the highest quality oil at that. Olives are more important to the economy of inland Adalucia than property or tourism so as well as ex-pats buying more locally produced oil, I think John Thornton's exporting idea is excellent. However I think a deal with a local producer and bottler and utilising ex-pat marketing expertise to promote local brands in UK is the way to go. I understand the plight of smaller olive is particularly difficult. I am not fully aware of the economics of olive oil production but I know a local factory that still has some of last year’s oil in storage – the highest quality oil at that.

Olives are more important to the economy of inland Adalucia than property or tourism so as well as ex-pats buying more locally produced oil, I think John Thornton’s exporting idea is excellent. However I think a deal with a local producer and bottler and utilising ex-pat marketing expertise to promote local brands in UK is the way to go.

]]> By: john thornton http://www.theolivepress.es/2009/11/03/fears-for-andalucia-olive-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-53981 john thornton Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:50:02 +0000 http://www.theolivepress.es/?p=4477#comment-53981 Does any one have any advise on bottling locally and exporting olive oil to overseas countries, from here in Spain. Advice is saught also in bottle suplly and bottling equipment. Does any one have any advise on bottling locally and exporting olive oil to overseas countries, from here in Spain.
Advice is saught also in bottle suplly and bottling equipment.

]]> By: Fears for Andalucia olive trade | Expat Life Spain http://www.theolivepress.es/2009/11/03/fears-for-andalucia-olive-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-53564 Fears for Andalucia olive trade | Expat Life Spain Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:58:29 +0000 http://www.theolivepress.es/?p=4477#comment-53564 [...] Fortunately growers can obtain subsidies from the EU so they can store their oil until the market recovers. (Via Olive Press) [...] [...] Fortunately growers can obtain subsidies from the EU so they can store their oil until the market recovers. (Via Olive Press) [...]

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