There are over 153 thousand tons of Italian extra virgin olive oil stored in national oil mills and distributors (of which only 9.500 already packaged), well 90% more than the same period last year. But the oil industry she doesn’t seem particularly interested, since continues to source its supplies from foreign markets, Spanish and Tunisian in particular.
It is the photography that the Fraud Repression Institute took place on March 31st, with the timely report where it emerges that There are over 300 thousand tons of oil in stock overall.foreign extra virgin olive oil reaches 90 thousand tons, a significant increase compared to the same period last year when they were just over 70 thousand. In particular Community oil has exceeded 67 thousand tons (10 thousand more than last year) and the extra EU one or mixed between EU and extra EU equal to 22 tons (8 thousand more than on March 31, 2025). They also stand at 50 thousand tons of minor types of oils between lampante, refined, and pomace olive oil. Virgin olive oil is practically nonexistent (just 3.500 tons).
In Puglia, obviously, the largest amount of oil is concentrated, equal to over 100 thousand tons, but behind the provinces of Bari and Bat (together they hold 87 thousand), are the Tuscan and Umbrian provinces where the large packagers insist on holding the largest stocks, among Perugia (27 thousand), Florence and Siena (about 15 thousand) and Lucca (12 thousand).
At the level of certified oils, if it is not surprising that the Lands of Bari Dop domains with 11 million liters stocked, the growth of the is certainly impressivePGI Sicily to over 3,5 million, significantly detaching doubling both the Val di Mazara PDO (almost 1,8 million) and the Tuscan PGI (1,6 million).
Equal to just under 50 thousand tons of organic oil, almost all loose, with Puglia to hold it 19 thousand tons, Followed by Calabria, Tuscany and Sicily, respectively with 9.500, 6.500 and 5.700.
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