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Syria’s Daraa province expects a 35,000-ton olive harvest for 2026/27, more than triple last season — what it signals for Mediterranean olive oil supply.

Lebanon’s olive oil exports fell 53.7% in 2026 as conflict disrupts harvest access and shipping routes — what it means for buyers sourcing elsewhere.

Spain’s olive oil output is set to jump 23% to 1.6 million tons in 2026/27, and regulators may pull supply from the market. Here’s what buyers need to know.

Greek olive oil output could rebound to roughly 300,000 tons in the 2026/27 crop year, but weak prices near 4 euros per liter are testing growers’ margins.

Deoleo’s owners have given bidders until October 26, 2026 to submit binding offers for the world’s largest branded olive oil company.

Spain forecasts a record 1.6-million-tonne olive oil harvest for 2026/27 and may invoke an untested EU rule to pull oil off the market and protect prices.

A 3-year Croatian study finds heavily pruned olive trees build up oil faster. Here’s what it means for olive oil quality and sourcing decisions.

Croatia’s Brač island hosts the 2026 World Olive Picking Championship Oct. 8-11, with 12 international teams hand-harvesting olives in Postira.

Tuscany’s 2026 olive harvest began early with healthy olives, but Coldiretti warns rising diesel, labor and power costs may push oil prices higher.

Croatian growers are weighing olive fruit fly treatments against an early harvest after September rains reactivated the pest. What buyers should know.