Olive production in Andalucía could be 10 per cent lower next year

Food cooperatives in Andalucía are expecting the 2017-2018 olive harvest to be at least 10 per cent lower than that of the previous season, during which 1,052,054 tonnes have been collected in Andalucía and 1,282,028 in the country as a whole.

A study which was carried out in July shows that fewer olives are expected from Jaén, Granada and Seville next year, although the figures for Cordoba should be similar to this year and Malaga will produce more.

In Jaén, which is the principal producer, next season's harvest could be 20 per cent lower than the 503,538 tonnes collected this year. Cordoba is expected to produce about 270,000 tonnes again, and in Granada there could be 25 to 30 per cent less compared with the 108,557 tonnes this year. In Seville, a reduction of only five per cent is expected compared with the 96,295 tonnes this season. Finally, if the forecasts are correct, Malaga will harvest 30 per cent more olives than the 46,836 tonnes picked this year.