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color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4); font-style: italic; margin: 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">\ud83c\udf81 New subscribers receive: <em>\"How to Read an Olive Oil Price Report\"<\/em> \u2014 free 12-page PDF guide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- UPDATE BOX -->\n<div class=\"mu\"><strong>The Mediterrolio Index (MOPI) \u00b7 August 21, 2026.<\/strong> Spain gives back part of its three-week rally: the national average eases to \u20ac3.42\/kg (Oleista W34, August 19, -1.7% on the week from \u20ac3.48\/kg), still the cheapest of the four EU\/non-EU bulk-tier origins tracked by the MOPI. Greece carries its \u20ac3.73\/kg print forward for a second straight week with no fresh reading, still comfortably above Tunisia (\u20ac3.71\/kg, confirmed unchanged for a seventh straight week) but below Portugal's \u20ac3.95\/kg ceiling (unchanged for an eighth straight week). Italy remains stalled at \u20ac5.77\/kg for a tenth consecutive week as the summer recess runs into its final stretch. On trade policy, the Section 301 forced-labor tariff regime is now a full four weeks fully binding, with no USTR response yet to Turkish exporters' (EZZ\u0130B) public campaign for relief before the October harvest. On weather, Spain's fire season has entered its most severe stretch yet: the Niebla blaze in Huelva is now confirmed as the largest wildfire in Andalusian history (~45,800 ha, EFFIS), and the Pe\u00f1as de Riglos fire in Arag\u00f3n's Huesca mountains has grown past 18,600 ha, drawing French reinforcements on August 18 and claiming the life of a Spanish soldier deployed to fight it. Croatia was hit by tragedy of its own this week: a wind-driven wildfire tore through the tourist town of Omi\u0161 on the Dalmatian coast (August 13\u201314), killing one person, injuring dozens and destroying 58 homes. Greece's overall burned-area picture remains comparatively favourable (~30,800 ha, still 39% below the 20-year average), though twin fires on Salamis Island killed two people on August 16. The EUR firmed to 1.1593 vs USD (ECB, August 17). Summer thin-trading conditions are giving way to the first pre-harvest positioning of the season.<\/div>\n\n<!-- BUYER SIGNAL -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.2px;\">\ud83c\udfaf Buyer's Signal of the Week<\/div>\n<div class=\"msignal\" style=\"background-color: #3d4f22; padding: 22px 28px !important;\">\n<div class=\"msignal-week\">Week of August 17 \u2013 August 21, 2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"msignal-title\">3 Actionable Moves for This Week<\/div>\n<ul class=\"msignal-list\">\n<li><span class=\"ico\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8<\/span>\n<strong>SPAIN'S RALLY PAUSES \u2014 TREAT THE PULLBACK AS NOISE, NOT A NEW TREND, UNTIL W35 CONFIRMS IT.<\/strong> W34's -1.7% dip to \u20ac3.42\/kg breaks Spain's three-week run of gains, but it lands against a fire season that has just produced Andalusia's worst wildfire on record (Niebla, ~45,800 ha) and a growing Arag\u00f3n front (Pe\u00f1as de Riglos, 18,600+ ha) that has now claimed a soldier's life. Buyers should not read this single-week dip as a floor breaking; keep forward-contract conversations moving and watch whether next week's print confirms a reversal or was simply mean-reversion after three up-weeks.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ico\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7<\/span>\n<strong>GREECE'S PRICE HOLDS STEADY FOR A SECOND WEEK \u2014 BUT A TRAGIC NEW INCIDENT ON SALAMIS TEMPERS THE GOOD-NEWS NARRATIVE.<\/strong> Oleista's \u20ac3.73\/kg reading carries forward unchanged, and the national burned-area tally (~30,800 ha, 39% below the 20-year average) still points to a comparatively calm season overall. But twin fires on Salamis Island killed two people on August 16 \u2014 a reminder that isolated tragedy can strike even in a season running well below historical averages. Buyers can continue negotiating against the stale-but-still-competitive print while staying alert to logistics disruption near Athens-area ports.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ico\">\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7<\/span>\n<strong>CROATIA'S TOURISM-SEASON STORY TURNS TRAGIC \u2014 A REMINDER THAT BOUTIQUE ORIGINS ARE NOT INSULATED FROM THIS SUMMER'S FIRE RISK.<\/strong> A wind-driven wildfire tore through the Dalmatian coastal town of Omi\u0161 on August 13\u201314, killing one person, injuring dozens and destroying 58 homes and dozens of vehicles and boats \u2014 the most severe single wildfire event of Croatia's 2026 season. Croatia's boutique EVOO pricing (Istria, Dalmatia) remains detached from bulk dynamics for now, but buyers with direct-estate relationships in the affected region should check in on suppliers and logistics before finalising any pre-autumn orders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- GOLD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT -->\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-top: 3px solid #c9a84c; border-radius: 6px; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 32px 0; background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9a84c; margin-bottom: 12px;\">\u2b50 Gold Member Spotlight \u00b7 Week 34<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div style=\"flex-shrink: 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/listing\/prestige\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px; display: block; object-fit: cover; border: 1px solid #dde8cc;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prestige-olive-oil-brand-5.jpg\" alt=\"Prestige EVOO\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; margin-bottom: 3px;\"><a style=\"color: #3d4f22; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/listing\/prestige\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prestige<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8b9d77; margin-bottom: 6px;\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Patras, Greece \u00b7 3rd-Generation Family Mill \u00b7 Koroneiki<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #555; line-height: 1.6;\">Prestige traces back to the family business \"Mayonos Olive Mill,\" founded in 1970 by Sotirios Mayonos and passed down first to his daughter Fotini Mayonou and her husband Christodoulos Raptis, and now to their sons Dimitrios and Marios Raptis. In 2021, the brothers founded the Prestige EVOO standardisation company as the third generation of the family mill, investing in equipment and process to set exacting quality and aesthetic standards while carrying forward the trust built by their grandfather's generation. The Koroneiki-based estate has collected an array of quality distinctions, including LIOOC 2025 Gold, Berlin Award Gold for Organic Quality 2025, and Kotinos recognition \u2014 a working example of the multi-generation mill-to-brand story that anchors Mediterrolio's Greek network.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-shrink: 0; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #3d4f22; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; padding: 9px 20px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 5px; white-space: nowrap;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/listing\/prestige\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Profile \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- INDUSTRY NEWS -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.2px;\">\ud83d\udcf0 Industry News This Week<\/div>\n<div class=\"mnews\">\n<div class=\"mnews-item\">\n<div class=\"mdot\" style=\"background-color: #c0392b;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mnews-tag\">Weather & Wildfire \u00b7 Spain \u00b7 Andalusia's Worst On Record<\/div>\n<div class=\"mnews-text\"><strong>The Niebla fire in Huelva is confirmed as the largest wildfire in Andalusian history, and a soldier is killed fighting the Arag\u00f3n front.<\/strong> EFFIS satellite estimates now put the Niebla blaze at roughly 45,800 hectares, surpassing the 34,000-hectare Riotinto fire of 2004. Meanwhile the Pe\u00f1as de Riglos fire in Arag\u00f3n's Huesca mountains has grown past 18,600 hectares, prompting further village evacuations and drawing French firefighting reinforcements on August 18. A Spanish soldier deployed with the UME emergency military unit was killed while battling the Arag\u00f3n fires. MITECO's national tally stood at 226,391 hectares through August 11 \u2014 38.2% above the same date in 2025 \u2014 and has continued climbing through the week.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mnews-item\">\n<div class=\"mdot\" style=\"background-color: #7a4a9c;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mnews-tag\">Weather & Wildfire \u00b7 Croatia \u00b7 Omi\u0161 Tragedy<\/div>\n<div class=\"mnews-text\"><strong>A wind-driven wildfire kills one and injures dozens in the Dalmatian tourist town of Omi\u0161.<\/strong> The fire swept into Omi\u0161 overnight on August 13\u201314, forcing roughly 2,500 people to evacuate, destroying 58 homes, 36 vehicles and 25 boats, and leaving 36 people needing medical treatment, seven with life-threatening injuries. It is the most severe single wildfire event of Croatia's 2026 season, arriving at the height of the summer tourist window on the Dalmatian coast.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mnews-item\">\n<div class=\"mdot\" style=\"background-color: #2e8b1a;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mnews-tag\">Weather & Wildfire \u00b7 Greece \u00b7 Mixed Week<\/div>\n<div class=\"mnews-text\"><strong>Greece's national burned-area total stays well below average, but twin fires on Salamis Island kill two people.<\/strong> Greece's cumulative 2026 burned area stands at roughly 30,800 hectares \u2014 still 39% below the 20-year average \u2014 after a Halkidiki fire near Siviri was brought under control by August 14\/15. However, two people died in twin wildfires that broke out on Salamis Island on August 16, a reminder that isolated tragedy persists even in a comparatively calm national season.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mnews-item\">\n<div class=\"mdot\" style=\"background-color: #c9a84c;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mnews-tag\">Price Action \u00b7 Spain<\/div>\n<div class=\"mnews-text\"><strong>Spain eases -1.7% to \u20ac3.42\/kg, breaking a three-week run of gains.<\/strong> Oleista's W34 reading (August 19) shows Spanish EVOO at \u20ac3.42\/kg, down from \u20ac3.48 the prior week. Greece's \u20ac3.73\/kg print carries forward unchanged for a second week, Tunisia holds at \u20ac3.71\/kg for a seventh straight week, and Italy remains stalled at \u20ac5.77\/kg for a tenth week.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- PRODUCER PRICES -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.2px;\">Weekly Producer Prices (At Source)<\/div>\n<table class=\"mt\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Region \/ Country<\/th>\n<th>Extra Virgin (EVOO)<\/th>\n<th>Virgin (VOO)<\/th>\n<th>Trend<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a style=\"color: #3d4f22; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/explore\/?type=olive-oil-brands&#038;region=spain&#038;sort=latest\">Spain<\/a><\/strong> (National \u00b7 Oleista W34, August 19)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac3.317 \u2013 \u20ac3.523\/kg \u00b7 avg <strong>\u20ac3.42<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u20ac3.056 \u2013 \u20ac3.245\/kg \u00b7 avg \u20ac3.15<\/td>\n<td class=\"td\">\u2193 -1.7% on the week \u00b7 Breaks a three-week run of gains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a style=\"color: #3d4f22; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/explore\/?type=olive-oil-brands&#038;region=italy&#038;sort=latest\">Italy<\/a><\/strong> (National \u00b7 Oleista W25 \u2014 no new reading, 10th week)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac5.60 \u2013 \u20ac5.93\/kg \u00b7 avg <strong>\u20ac5.77<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u20ac3.50\/kg<\/td>\n<td class=\"tf\">\u2194 Unchanged \u00b7 Deepest point of the stand-down as autumn nears<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a style=\"color: #3d4f22; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/explore\/?type=olive-oil-brands&#038;region=greece&#038;sort=latest\">Greece<\/a><\/strong> (National \u00b7 Oleista W33, August 11 \u2014 carried forward, 2nd week)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac3.64 \u2013 \u20ac3.82\/kg \u00b7 avg <strong>\u20ac3.73<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u20ac2.80\/kg<\/td>\n<td class=\"tf\">\u2194 Stale, 2nd week \u00b7 No fresh print this week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a style=\"color: #3d4f22; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/explore\/?type=olive-oil-brands&#038;region=tunisia&#038;sort=latest\">Tunisia<\/a><\/strong> (Export \u00b7 ONH \u00b7 W31, July 27)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac3.58 \u2013 \u20ac3.84\/kg \u00b7 avg <strong>\u20ac3.71<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u20ac2.68\/kg (Lampant, Aug 2)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tf\">\u2194 Confirmed unchanged, 7th week \u00b7 Second-cheapest bulk-tier origin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a style=\"color: #3d4f22; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/explore\/?type=olive-oil-brands&#038;region=croatia&#038;sort=latest\">Croatia<\/a><\/strong> (Istria\/Dalmatia)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac13.50 \u2013 \u20ac16.00\/kg (Istria) \u00b7 \u20ac10.00\u2013\u20ac13.00\/kg (Dalmatia)<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td class=\"tf\">\u2194 Boutique, detached from bulk \u00b7 Omi\u0161 wildfire disrupted the Dalmatian coast this week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a style=\"color: #3d4f22; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/explore\/?type=olive-oil-brands&#038;region=portugal&#038;sort=latest\">Portugal<\/a><\/strong> (National \u00b7 Oleista W27, June 29)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac3.80 \u2013 \u20ac4.10\/kg \u00b7 avg \u20ac3.95<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac3.30 \u2013 \u20ac3.50\/kg<\/td>\n<td class=\"tf\">\u2194 Unchanged \u00b7 Ceiling of the bulk-tier group holds, 8th week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a style=\"color: #3d4f22; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/explore\/?type=olive-oil-brands&#038;region=turkey&#038;sort=latest\">Turkey<\/a><\/strong> (Export \u00b7 Izmir \u00b7 W13, stale)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac4.20 \u2013 \u20ac4.60\/kg \u00b7 avg \u20ac4.39<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac3.26\/kg<\/td>\n<td class=\"tf\">\u2194 No fresh reading \u00b7 Section 301 relief campaign still awaiting a USTR response<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a style=\"color: #3d4f22; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/explore\/?type=olive-oil-brands&#038;region=morocco&#038;sort=latest\">Morocco<\/a><\/strong> (Export \u00b7 F\u00e8s-Mekn\u00e8s)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac4.00 \u2013 \u20ac4.30\/kg<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td class=\"tf\">\u2194 Plentiful 2025\/26 crop \u00b7 12.5% Section 301 duty settled, 4th week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<!-- WHOLESALE BANNER -->\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg,#1a2e4a 0%,#1e3a5f 55%,#24497a 100%); border-radius: 10px; padding: 24px 28px; margin: 32px 0; position: relative; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; top: -40px; right: -40px; width: 200px; height: 200px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255,255,255,.4); margin-bottom: 10px; position: relative; z-index: 2;\">Mediterrolio Wholesale \u2014 B2B Storefronts<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 6px; position: relative; z-index: 2;\">Are you an olive oil buyer or retailer?<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); line-height: 1.65; margin: 0 0 18px; max-width: 520px; position: relative; z-index: 2;\">Browse and order premium Mediterranean EVOO directly from our curated producers \u2014 available on the world's leading B2B wholesale platforms.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; position: relative; z-index: 2;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orderchamp.com\/store\/mediterolio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.10); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.22); border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 18px; text-decoration: none; display: block;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); margin-bottom: 6px;\">#1 EU Wholesale Platform<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 4px;\">Orderchamp<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); margin-bottom: 10px;\">Germany \u00b7 Netherlands \u00b7 Belgium \u00b7 EU<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; background: #c9a84c; color: #1e2d10; padding: 6px 16px; border-radius: 4px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;\">Browse our store \u2192<\/div>\n<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faire.com\/brand\/b_phspg38gyv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.10); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.22); border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 18px; text-decoration: none; display: block;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); margin-bottom: 6px;\">700,000+ Retailers Worldwide<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 4px;\">Faire<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); margin-bottom: 10px;\">USA \u00b7 Europe \u00b7 Canada \u00b7 Australia<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; background: #c9a84c; color: #1e2d10; padding: 6px 16px; border-radius: 4px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;\">Browse our store \u2192<\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.3); margin-top: 12px; position: relative; z-index: 2;\">Premium \u00b7 Non-mass-market \u00b7 Curated by Mediterrolio \u00b7 <a style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.4);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediterrolio.com\/mediterrolio-wholesale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- CHART -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.2px;\">\ud83d\udcc8 12-Month EVOO Price History (\u20ac\/kg)<\/div>\n<div class=\"mchart-wrap\">\n<div class=\"mchart-btns\">\n<button class=\"mbtn on\" onclick=\"mroAll(this)\">All Origins<\/button>\n<button class=\"mbtn\" onclick=\"mroOnly(this,0)\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Spain<\/button>\n<button class=\"mbtn\" onclick=\"mroOnly(this,1)\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy<\/button>\n<button class=\"mbtn\" onclick=\"mroOnly(this,2)\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Greece<\/button>\n<button class=\"mbtn\" onclick=\"mroOnly(this,3)\">\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Tunisia<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<canvas id=\"mroCanvas\" height=\"160\"><\/canvas>\n<div class=\"mchart-note\">Wholesale EVOO bulk prices at source (\u20ac\/kg), monthly midpoints Sep 2025 \u2192 Aug 2026. Sources: IOC, POOLred\/Mercacei, Oleista. Aug 2026 reflects W34 (Spain, August 19) and latest available (Greece W33, Italy W25, Tunisia W31) data.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- MARKET SUMMARY -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.2px;\">Market Summary &amp; Forecasts<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">The Mediterranean wholesale olive oil market gave back a piece of its late-summer recovery this week, with Spain's national average easing -1.7% to \u20ac3.42\/kg (W34, Oleista August 19) after three consecutive weekly gains \u2014 still the cheapest of the four EU\/non-EU bulk-tier origins tracked by the MOPI. Greece carried its \u20ac3.73\/kg print forward unchanged for a second straight week, still above Tunisia (\u20ac3.71\/kg, confirmed unchanged for a seventh week) but below Portugal's \u20ac3.95\/kg ceiling, unchanged for an eighth straight week. Italy carries no new Oleista reading for a tenth consecutive week, holding at \u20ac5.77\/kg as the summer stand-down runs into its final stretch. On trade policy, the Section 301 forced-labor tariff regime is now a full four weeks fully binding, with Turkish exporters' (EZZ\u0130B) public campaign for relief before the October harvest still awaiting any USTR response. On weather, Spain's fire season has entered its most destructive phase yet: the Niebla blaze in Huelva is now confirmed as the largest wildfire in Andalusian history at roughly 45,800 hectares, while the Pe\u00f1as de Riglos fire in Arag\u00f3n's Huesca mountains has grown past 18,600 hectares, drawn French reinforcements, and claimed the life of a Spanish soldier. Croatia was struck by tragedy of its own, with a wind-driven wildfire killing one person and injuring dozens in the Dalmatian tourist town of Omi\u0161 on August 13\u201314. Greece's national burned-area total remains comparatively favourable at roughly 30,800 hectares (39% below the 20-year average), though twin fires on Salamis Island killed two people on August 16. The EUR firmed to 1.1593 vs USD (ECB, August 17). Summer thin-trading conditions are beginning to give way to early pre-harvest positioning ahead of the 2026\/27 crop.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"mcards\">\n<div class=\"mcard\">\n<div class=\"mcard-lbl\">Pullback After 3 Up-Weeks<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard-price\">Spain<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard-sub\">\u20ac3.42\/kg \u00b7 W34 -1.7% w\/w<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard\">\n<div class=\"mcard-lbl\">Stale, 2nd Week<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard-price\">Greece<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard-sub\">\u20ac3.73\/kg \u00b7 burned area 39% below avg<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard\">\n<div class=\"mcard-lbl\">Confirmed Unchanged, 7th Wk<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard-price\">Tunisia<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard-sub\">\u20ac3.71\/kg \u00b7 2nd cheapest<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard\">\n<div class=\"mcard-lbl\">Stale 10th Week<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard-price\">Italy<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard-sub\">\u20ac5.77\/kg \u00b7 deepest point of recess<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard\">\n<div class=\"mcard-lbl\">Ceiling Holds, 8th Week<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard-price\">Portugal<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcard-sub\">\u20ac3.95\/kg \u00b7 unchanged<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- RETAIL GAP -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.2px;\">\ud83d\uded2 Retail Price Gap Tracker<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">A structural 60\u201390 day time-lag separates wholesale corrections from supermarket shelf prices. The data below compares current wholesale \"at source\" vs. verified retail shelf prices in three key import markets \u2014 revealing the margin supermarkets are currently capturing.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"mgap-grid\">\n<div class=\"mgap-card\">\n<div class=\"mgap-hd\">\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Germany (\u20ac\/L EVOO)<\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-body\">\n<div class=\"mgap-row\"><span class=\"mgap-lbl\">Spanish bulk (landed, W34)<\/span><span class=\"mgap-w\">\u2248 \u20ac3.87\/L<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-row\"><span class=\"mgap-lbl\">Lidl \/ Aldi private label<\/span><span class=\"mgap-r\">\u20ac7.50\u2013\u20ac8.00\/L<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-row\"><span class=\"mgap-lbl\">Rewe \/ Bertolli brand<\/span><span class=\"mgap-r\">\u20ac9.00\u2013\u20ac12.00\/L<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-row\"><span class=\"mgap-lbl\">Discounter margin<\/span><span class=\"mgap-pct\">+91\u201399%<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-card\">\n<div class=\"mgap-hd\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 United Kingdom (\u00a3\/L EVOO)<\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-body\">\n<div class=\"mgap-row\"><span class=\"mgap-lbl\">Spanish bulk (landed, W34)<\/span><span class=\"mgap-w\">\u2248 \u00a33.21\/L<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-row\"><span class=\"mgap-lbl\">Lidl Primadonna (500ml)<\/span><span class=\"mgap-r\">\u00a39.98\/L equiv.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-row\"><span class=\"mgap-lbl\">Tesco \/ Sainsbury's own<\/span><span class=\"mgap-r\">\u00a310\u2013\u00a314\/L<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-row\"><span class=\"mgap-lbl\">Discounter margin<\/span><span class=\"mgap-pct\">+211%<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-card\">\n<div class=\"mgap-hd\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 United States ($\/L EVOO)<\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-body\">\n<div class=\"mgap-row\"><span class=\"mgap-lbl\">Spanish bulk (landed, +15% EU deal tariff)<\/span><span class=\"mgap-w\">\u2248 $4.56\/L<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-row\"><span class=\"mgap-lbl\">Trader Joe's 1L EVOO<\/span><span class=\"mgap-r\">$11.00\/L<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-row\"><span class=\"mgap-lbl\">Premium \/ organic brands<\/span><span class=\"mgap-r\">$18\u2013$34\/L<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-row\"><span class=\"mgap-lbl\">Supermarket margin<\/span><span class=\"mgap-pct\">+141%<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mgap-note\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Key insight (Week 34):<\/strong> Spain's pullback to \u20ac3.42\/kg is now roughly -58.3% below August 2025 levels, so the wholesale-to-shelf gap remains historically wide since retail rarely reprices within days of a wholesale move. On the US side, the landed-cost calculation keeps reflecting the EU-US deal's flat 15% ceiling for Spanish oil \u2014 unaffected by the now four-week-settled Section 301 regime, which only governs Tunisian, Turkish and Moroccan landed costs.<\/div>\n\n<!-- FX -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2;\">\ud83d\udcb1 MOPI FX Impact Calculator<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">All MOPI prices are quoted in EUR. Click a currency to instantly convert all wholesale prices. Rates as of August 17, 2026 (ECB reference).<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; padding: 18px 20px; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.06);\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8b9d77;\">Show in:<\/span>\n<button id=\"fxb-EUR\" style=\"padding: 4px 13px; border-radius: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid #3d4f22; background: #3d4f22; color: #fff;\" onclick=\"setFXCur('EUR',1,'EUR')\">EUR \u20ac<\/button>\n<button id=\"fxb-USD\" style=\"padding: 4px 13px; border-radius: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid #8b9d77; background: transparent; color: #556b2f;\" onclick=\"setFXCur('USD',1.1593,'USD')\">USD $<\/button>\n<button id=\"fxb-GBP\" style=\"padding: 4px 13px; border-radius: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid #8b9d77; background: transparent; color: #556b2f;\" onclick=\"setFXCur('GBP',0.8550,'GBP')\">GBP \u00a3<\/button>\n<button id=\"fxb-JPY\" style=\"padding: 4px 13px; border-radius: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid #8b9d77; background: transparent; color: #556b2f;\" onclick=\"setFXCur('JPY',184.05,'JPY')\">JPY \u00a5<\/button>\n<button id=\"fxb-AUD\" style=\"padding: 4px 13px; border-radius: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid #8b9d77; background: transparent; color: #556b2f;\" onclick=\"setFXCur('AUD',1.652,'AUD')\">AUD A$<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fx-tbl\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #bbb; text-align: right; margin: 5px 0 0; font-style: italic;\">Mid-market rates ECB August 17 2026: EUR\/USD 1.1593 \u00b7 EUR\/GBP 0.8550 \u00b7 EUR\/JPY \u2248184.05 \u00b7 EUR\/AUD \u22481.652. 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Impact is assessed relative to the current <strong>phenological stage<\/strong> \u2014 the same weather can be beneficial or harmful depending on what stage the olive tree is at.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-top: 14px;\">\n\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #3d4f22; padding: 10px 14px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Andalusia, Spain<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\ud83d\udd25<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Temperature<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #d4860a;\">34\u201340\u00b0C<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Rainfall<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">Dry<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Stage<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #c0392b;\">Fruit Growth \/ Worst Fire Week Yet \u26a0\ufe0f<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #fdf2f0; border-left: 3px solid #c0392b; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; color: #7a1e1e; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>\ud83d\udd25 Niebla Now Andalusia's Largest Fire on Record; Soldier Killed in Arag\u00f3n:<\/strong> The Niebla fire in Huelva has grown to an estimated 45,800 hectares (EFFIS), surpassing the 34,000-hectare 2004 Riotinto fire to become the largest wildfire in Andalusian history. The Pe\u00f1as de Riglos fire in Arag\u00f3n's Huesca mountains has passed 18,600 hectares, prompting further evacuations and drawing French firefighting reinforcements on August 18 \u2014 and claiming the life of a Spanish soldier deployed with the UME. MITECO's national tally stood at 226,391 hectares through August 11 (+38.2% vs. the same date in 2025) and has continued climbing through the week.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #3d4f22; padding: 10px 14px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Apulia, Italy<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2600\ufe0f<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Temperature<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">31\u201335\u00b0C<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Rainfall<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">Dry<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Stage<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f;\">Active Fruit Growth<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #e8f5e0; border-left: 3px solid #3a8a1a; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; color: #2a6a10; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>\u2705 Stable, Nearing the End of the Recess:<\/strong> Apulia continues under stable, dry late-summer conditions with active fruit growth. No new Oleista Italian reading for a tenth straight week \u2014 bulk prices hold at \u20ac5.77\/kg. This week's Gold Member Spotlight moves to Greece with Prestige (Patras) \u2014 a third-generation family-mill story that speaks to the multi-generation heritage many of Italy's own reclaimed-grove producers share.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #3d4f22; padding: 10px 14px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Attica &amp; Central Greece<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2600\ufe0f<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Temperature<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #d4860a;\">32\u201336\u00b0C<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Rainfall<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">Dry<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Stage<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #d4860a;\">Fruit Growth \/ Salamis Tragedy<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #fff8ea; border-left: 3px solid #d4860a; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; color: #7a5a0a; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f National Picture Calm, But Salamis Fires Turn Deadly:<\/strong> Twin wildfires broke out on Salamis Island on August 16, killing two people \u2014 a tragic exception to an otherwise comparatively calm season near Athens. The wider Attica region has seen no other major new incidents this week, with winds staying moderate.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #3d4f22; padding: 10px 14px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Peloponnese &amp; Crete<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2600\ufe0f<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Temperature<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">31\u201334\u00b0C<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Rainfall<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">Dry, rainless<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Stage<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f;\">Active Fruit Growth<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #e8f5e0; border-left: 3px solid #3a8a1a; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; color: #2a6a10; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>\u2705 Calm, National Burned Area Still Well Below Average:<\/strong> Crete and the Peloponnese remain hot and rainless (31-34\u00b0C) with no new fire activity this week. Greece's cumulative 2026 burned area of roughly 30,800 ha is still running 39% below the 20-year average. Koroneiki fruitlet development continues on track \u2014 the variety behind this week's Gold Spotlight, Prestige of Patras.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #3d4f22; padding: 10px 14px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Izmir Region, Turkey<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2600\ufe0f<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Temperature<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">31\u201335\u00b0C<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Rainfall<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">Mostly dry<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Stage<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f;\">Active Fruit Growth<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #e8f5e0; border-left: 3px solid #3a8a1a; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; color: #2a6a10; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>\u2705 Favourable Growing Conditions, Tariff Campaign Still Unanswered:<\/strong> Izmir remains under stable, hot-but-typical late-August conditions with Ayval\u0131k and Memecik groves continuing solid fruit development. No fresh Oleista reading keeps Turkey at \u20ac4.39\/kg. EZZ\u0130B's public campaign for a correction to the 12.5% Section 301 duty before October harvest has drawn no USTR response yet this week.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #3d4f22; padding: 10px 14px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Sfax &amp; Sahel, Tunisia<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u2600\ufe0f<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Temperature<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">32\u201337\u00b0C<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Rainfall<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">Dry<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Stage<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f;\">Fruit Development<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #e8f5e0; border-left: 3px solid #3a8a1a; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; color: #2a6a10; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>\u2705 Normal Conditions, Tariff Advantage Now Four Weeks Settled:<\/strong> Sfax and Sahel under typical late-summer heat (32-37\u00b0C, dry). Fruit development proceeding normally. Tunisia's confirmed \u20ac3.71\/kg reading holds unchanged for a seventh week as the second-cheapest bulk-tier origin, with its settled US tariff advantage over Turkey and Morocco now four weeks into full enforcement.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #3d4f22; padding: 10px 14px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 F\u00e8s-Mekn\u00e8s &amp; Marrakech<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u26c5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Temperature<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">29\u201333\u00b0C<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Rainfall<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">Dry \/ mild<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Stage<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f;\">Fruit Development<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #e8f5e0; border-left: 3px solid #3a8a1a; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; color: #2a6a10; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>\u2705 Positive Conditions, Tariff Now Four Weeks Settled:<\/strong> Morocco's national dam reservoirs continue trending near 45% of capacity. Fruit development proceeding well in F\u00e8s-Mekn\u00e8s and Marrakech-Safi. Morocco's 12.5% US duty remains a fixed cost of doing business rather than a pending question, even as its non-EU, non-quota positioning continues to attract diversification interest elsewhere.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #3d4f22; padding: 10px 14px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 Istria &amp; Dalmatia, Croatia<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\ud83d\udd25<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Temperature<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">28\u201333\u00b0C<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Rainfall<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">Rare<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Stage<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #c0392b;\">Fruit Growth \/ Omi\u0161 Tragedy \u26a0\ufe0f<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #fdf2f0; border-left: 3px solid #c0392b; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; color: #7a1e1e; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>\ud83d\udd25 Wildfire Kills One, Injures Dozens in Omi\u0161:<\/strong> A wind-driven wildfire tore through the Dalmatian tourist town of Omi\u0161 overnight on August 13-14, killing one person, injuring 36 (seven critically), and destroying 58 homes, 36 vehicles and 25 boats. Roughly 2,500 people were evacuated. The fire was brought under control by August 15. Croatia's cumulative 2026 burned area stands at 5,100-9,600 hectares depending on source. Boutique pricing (\u20ac13.50-\u20ac16.00\/kg Istria, \u20ac10.00-\u20ac13.00\/kg Dalmatia) remains detached from bulk-tier dynamics for now.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #3d4f22; padding: 10px 14px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 Alentejo &amp; Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u26c5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Temperature<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">29\u201335\u00b0C<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Rainfall<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\">Dry<\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Stage<\/div><div style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f;\">Mid Fruit Growth<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #e8f5e0; border-left: 3px solid #3a8a1a; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5px; color: #2a6a10; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>\u2705 Heat Continues to Ease Slightly:<\/strong> Portugal's temperatures remain a touch below the mid-30s highs of recent weeks. At \u20ac3.95\/kg, unchanged for an eighth week, Portugal remains the clear ceiling of the bulk-tier group. The January 2026 VAT cut to 6% on mainland olive oil production continues to support grower margins.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"background: #f4f7f0; border-left: 3px solid #8b9d77; padding: 10px 14px; font-size: 12px; color: #555; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-top: 12px; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-style: italic;\"><strong>\ud83d\udccc Phenological note (Week of August 17 \u2013 21, 2026):<\/strong> Spain's fire season reached its most severe point yet this week \u2014 the Niebla blaze in Huelva is confirmed as Andalusia's largest wildfire on record (~45,800 ha), and the Arag\u00f3n\/Huesca front has grown past 18,600 ha, drawn French reinforcements, and cost a Spanish soldier his life. Croatia suffered its most severe single wildfire event of the season in Omi\u0161, killing one and injuring dozens. Greece's national picture remains comparatively calm (~30,800 ha, 39% below average) despite the tragic Salamis fires. Italy, Turkey, Morocco and Portugal remain in stable, favourable fruit growth under typical dry late-August heat. <strong>Spain's record-breaking Andalusian fire and Croatia's Omi\u0161 tragedy are the two defining threads of Week 34.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n<!-- COUNTRY COMPARISON TOOL -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2;\">\u2696\ufe0f MOPI Country Comparison Tool<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">Compare two origins side-by-side across price, quality, polyphenols, freight and EU market access. 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Still above Spain and Tunisia, below Portugal. National fire risk stays well below average even after the tragic Salamis Island incident (2 deaths, Aug 16).\"},grm:{n:\"\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Greece (Mani)\",e:5.00,v:null,p:\"500-1000+\",a:\"0.2%\",f:0.18,y:-27.5,h:\"Nov-Jan\",eu:\"Yes\",t:\"Koroneiki\",note:\"Ultra-premium. Limited supply. Holding steady alongside the national average's stale print.\"},es:{n:\"\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Spain (Jaen)\",e:3.42,v:3.15,p:\"150-350\",a:\"0.4-0.8%\",f:0.16,y:-58.3,h:\"Oct-Dec\",eu:\"Yes\",t:\"Picual\/Arbequina\",note:\"Eases -1.7% to \u20ac3.42\/kg (W34), breaking a three-week run of gains, and still the cheapest bulk-tier origin tracked by the MOPI. Andalusia's Niebla fire is now confirmed the region's largest wildfire on record (~45,800 ha).\"},tn:{n:\"\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Tunisia (Sfax)\",e:3.71,v:2.68,p:\"150-400\",a:\"0.3-0.8%\",f:0.18,y:-42.9,h:\"Nov-Jan\",eu:\"Quota\",t:\"Chemlali\/Chetoui\",note:\"Confirmed unchanged at \u20ac3.71\/kg for a seventh week. Absent from the 60-economy Section 301 list \u2014 a settled, permanent US tariff advantage over Turkey and Morocco, now four weeks into full enforcement.\"},it:{n:\"\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy (Bari)\",e:5.77,v:3.50,p:\"200-450\",a:\"0.3-0.7%\",f:0.10,y:-36.6,h:\"Oct-Dec\",eu:\"Yes\",t:\"Coratina\",note:\"No new Oleista reading for a tenth straight week \u2014 holds at \u20ac5.77\/kg, near the tail end of the summer stand-down. Italy-Greece spread now \u20ac2.04\/kg.\"},itu:{n:\"\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy (Tuscany PDO)\",e:8.00,v:null,p:\"300-726\",a:\"0.2-0.5%\",f:0.12,y:-22.0,h:\"Oct-Nov\",eu:\"Yes (PDO)\",t:\"Moraiolo\/Frantoio\",note:\"Ultra-premium IGP\/PDO. Request CoA before 2026\/27 allocations.\"},pt:{n:\"\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 Portugal (Alentejo)\",e:3.95,v:3.30,p:\"200-400\",a:\"0.3-0.7%\",f:0.17,y:-37.3,h:\"Oct-Dec\",eu:\"Yes\",t:\"Galega\/Cobr.\",note:\"Unchanged at \u20ac3.95\/kg for an eighth week. Remains the clear ceiling of the bulk-tier group. January 2026 VAT cut to 6% supporting grower margins.\"},tr:{n:\"\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Turkey (Izmir)\",e:4.39,v:3.26,p:\"180-350\",a:\"0.3-0.8%\",f:0.18,y:-18.0,h:\"Oct-Dec\",eu:\"No\",t:\"Memecik\/Ayvalik\",note:\"No fresh reading this week. Exporters (EZZ\u0130B) continue publicly pressing for a correction to the 12.5% Section 301 duty before October harvest, with no USTR response yet. Favourable 2026\/27 fruit set conditions.\"},ma:{n:\"\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 Morocco\",e:4.20,v:null,p:\"100-280\",a:\"0.4-0.8%\",f:0.19,y:-25.0,h:\"Oct-Jan\",eu:\"No\",t:\"Picholine Marocaine\",note:\"Stable. Dam levels trending near 45%. 12.5% Section 301 duty four weeks settled. Non-EU, non-quota diversification play.\"},hr:{n:\"\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 Croatia (Istria)\",e:14.75,v:null,p:\"280-500\",a:\"0.2-0.4%\",f:0.12,y:0,h:\"Oct-Nov\",eu:\"Yes\",t:\"Leccino\/Buza\",note:\"Boutique premium tier, detached from bulk pricing. The Omi\u0161 wildfire tragedy (Aug 13-14) struck the Dalmatian coast at the height of tourist season, though Istria itself was unaffected.\"},ar:{n:\"\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Argentina (Mendoza)\",e:5.50,v:null,p:\"400-700+\",a:\"0.2-0.5%\",f:0.45,y:null,h:\"Apr-Jun\",eu:\"No\",t:\"Arauco\",note:\"Counter-seasonal. Apr-Jun harvest fully complete; fresh 2026 vintage moving through distribution. 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The stale print keeps Greece above both Spain (\u20ac3.42) and Tunisia (\u20ac3.71) but below Portugal's \u20ac3.95\/kg ceiling, so the relative order of the four bulk-tier EU\/non-EU origins remains unchanged. The bigger story in Greece this week is a difficult one: twin wildfires broke out on Salamis Island on August 16, killing two people \u2014 a sharp reminder that even a national season running 39% below the 20-year average in burned area can still produce isolated tragedy. Elsewhere, the Halkidiki fire near Siviri that forced a dramatic sea evacuation the week before was fully brought under control by August 14\/15, and no other major new incidents have been reported this week.<\/p>\n\n<table class=\"mt\">\n<thead>\n<tr><th>Region<\/th><th>Wholesale EVOO Price Range<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Peloponnese<\/strong> (Messenia\/Laconia)<\/td><td>\u20ac3.65 \u2013 \u20ac3.95\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Crete<\/strong> (Chania\/Heraklion)<\/td><td>\u20ac3.55 \u2013 \u20ac3.85\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Lesbos &amp; Aegean Islands<\/strong><\/td><td>\u20ac3.45 \u2013 \u20ac3.75\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Premium Organic \/ Single Estate<\/strong> (Mani, Lemnos)<\/td><td>\u20ac4.70 \u2013 \u20ac5.30\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Key Market Dynamics This Week:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"mlist\">\n<li><strong>Second Straight Stale Week:<\/strong> No fresh Oleista print means buyers are still negotiating against the \u20ac3.73\/kg reading from August 11, with the next real data point due to confirm whether the softening trend of the prior two weeks continues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salamis Tragedy Cuts Through an Otherwise Calm Season:<\/strong> Two deaths from twin fires on August 16 stand in contrast to the country's still-favourable national burned-area figures, underlining that low aggregate risk does not eliminate acute local danger.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greek Gold Spotlight Returns:<\/strong> This week's Gold Member Spotlight, Prestige of Patras, keeps the multi-generation family-mill story front and centre as the network heads toward autumn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; border-left: 3px solid #8b9d77; padding-left: 12px; margin: 28px 0 9px; line-height: 1.2;\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">Italy carries no new Oleista reading for a tenth consecutive week, holding at \u20ac5.77\/kg (W25) \u2014 a reference now deep into stale territory as the summer recess runs into its final stretch. With Italian industrial blenders' attention still focused on Greek and Spanish procurement, domestic mill activity remains minimal. The Italy-Greece spread now stands at \u20ac2.04\/kg, comfortably profitable for blenders once trading resumes. Attention across the Italian trade this week has largely followed the broader Mediterranean fire narrative rather than domestic developments, with Apulia itself continuing under stable, dry conditions.<\/p>\n\n<table class=\"mt\">\n<thead>\n<tr><th>Region \/ Prestige Category<\/th><th>Wholesale EVOO Price Range<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Apulia<\/strong> (Bari\/Foggia \u2013 Bulk Base)<\/td><td>\u20ac5.60 \u2013 \u20ac5.93\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Sicily<\/strong> (Val di Mazara \/ PDO Bulk)<\/td><td>\u20ac6.00 \u2013 \u20ac6.35\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Tuscany \/ Umbria \/ Lazio<\/strong> (Premium IGP\/PDO)<\/td><td>\u20ac7.50 \u2013 \u20ac8.50\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Calabria<\/strong> (Commercial EVOO Blend Base)<\/td><td>\u20ac5.50 \u2013 \u20ac5.90\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Key Market Dynamics This Week:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"mlist\">\n<li><strong>Reference Price Now Ten Weeks Stale:<\/strong> With no fresh Oleista reading since W25, \u20ac5.77\/kg carries meaningfully less signal value heading into autumn. Italian mills are expected to resist further declines through late summer, but the true current level is genuinely uncertain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>US Tariff Position Unchanged and Settled:<\/strong> Italian EVOO, like all EU origins, remains on the flat 15% US tariff ceiling since July 1 \u2014 unaffected by the Section 301 regime, which only governs non-EU origins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attention Shifts to Autumn Prep:<\/strong> With the recess in its final stretch, Italian buyers are increasingly focused on positioning for the October-December harvest window rather than reacting to a stale reference price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; border-left: 3px solid #8b9d77; padding-left: 12px; margin: 28px 0 9px; line-height: 1.2;\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Spain<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">Spain's wholesale market pulled back this week, easing -1.7% to \u20ac3.42\/kg (W34, Oleista August 19) after three consecutive weeks of gains. Spain remains the cheapest of the four EU\/non-EU bulk-tier origins tracked by the MOPI, still comfortably below Tunisia, Greece and Portugal. The pullback arrives as Spain's fire season entered its most destructive phase of the year: the Niebla fire in Huelva is now confirmed as the largest wildfire in Andalusian history at roughly 45,800 hectares (EFFIS), surpassing the 34,000-hectare 2004 Riotinto fire. In Arag\u00f3n, the Pe\u00f1as de Riglos fire in the Huesca mountains has grown past 18,600 hectares, forcing further village evacuations, drawing French firefighting reinforcements on August 18, and claiming the life of a Spanish soldier deployed with the UME emergency military unit. MITECO's national tally stood at 226,391 hectares through August 11 \u2014 38.2% above the same date in 2025, from 43 major fires versus 24 a year ago \u2014 and has continued climbing through the week.<\/p>\n\n<table class=\"mt\">\n<thead>\n<tr><th>Agricultural Hub<\/th><th>Wholesale EVOO Price Range<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Ja\u00e9n<\/strong> (Principal Co-op Market Baseline)<\/td><td>\u20ac3.32 \u2013 \u20ac3.70\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Andalusia<\/strong> (Regional avg, W33)<\/td><td>\u20ac3.45\/kg (sub-regional, unchanged)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Catalonia<\/strong> (Siurana \/ Premium Arbequina)<\/td><td>\u20ac4.10 \u2013 \u20ac4.50\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Key Market Dynamics This Week:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"mlist\">\n<li><strong>Three-Week Rally Breaks:<\/strong> Spain's W34 reading eases -1.7% to \u20ac3.42\/kg after three straight weekly gains. A single down-week does not overturn the recovery signal, but buyers should watch whether next week's print confirms a reversal or was simple mean-reversion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andalusia's Worst Fire on Record:<\/strong> The Niebla blaze in Huelva has surpassed the 2004 Riotinto fire to become the largest wildfire in the region's history, at an estimated 45,800 hectares.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arag\u00f3n Front Turns Deadly:<\/strong> The Pe\u00f1as de Riglos fire has grown past 18,600 hectares, drawn French reinforcements, and claimed the life of a Spanish soldier \u2014 the most serious human toll of Spain's 2026 fire season to date.<\/li>\n<li><strong>US Tariff Question Fully Resolved for Spain:<\/strong> Spanish EVOO remains on the EU-US deal's flat 15% ceiling since July 1 \u2014 unaffected by the Section 301 regime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; border-left: 3px solid #8b9d77; padding-left: 12px; margin: 28px 0 9px; line-height: 1.2;\">\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 Portugal<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">Portugal holds unchanged at \u20ac3.95\/kg for an eighth straight week (W27, June 29 reading carried forward). With Spain at \u20ac3.42\/kg, Tunisia at \u20ac3.71\/kg and Greece's stale print at \u20ac3.73\/kg, Portugal remains the clear ceiling of the bulk-tier group. Blenders seeking the cheapest EU-origin EVOO this week turn first to Spain, then Tunisia, then Greece, with Portugal remaining the most expensive by a wide and stable margin. Temperatures across Alentejo have continued to ease slightly from recent peaks.<\/p>\n\n<table class=\"mt\">\n<thead>\n<tr><th>Region<\/th><th>Wholesale EVOO Price Range<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Alentejo<\/strong> (Super-Intensive \/ Modern Estates)<\/td><td>\u20ac3.80 \u2013 \u20ac4.05\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes<\/strong> (Traditional Mountain Groves)<\/td><td>\u20ac4.10 \u2013 \u20ac4.45\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Centro \/ Ribatejo<\/strong> (Blended Commercial Base)<\/td><td>\u20ac3.90 \u2013 \u20ac4.15\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; border-left: 3px solid #8b9d77; padding-left: 12px; margin: 28px 0 9px; line-height: 1.2;\">\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Turkey<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">Turkish EVOO holds at \u20ac4.39\/kg (W13, no update this week). Turkey now trades above every EU origin except Portugal following Spain's decline over recent months. Izmir continues under stable, favourable 2026\/27 fruit growth conditions, keeping Memecik and Ayval\u0131k on track for a strong quality outlook. On trade policy, EZZ\u0130B's public campaign for a correction to the 12.5% Section 301 duty before the October harvest \u2014 first raised last week, citing a 30% year-on-year decline in H1 2026 export volumes \u2014 has drawn no confirmed response from Washington this week.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; border-left: 3px solid #8b9d77; padding-left: 12px; margin: 28px 0 9px; line-height: 1.2;\">\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 Morocco<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">Morocco continues trading at \u20ac4.00\u2013\u20ac4.30\/kg. Dam infrastructure remains near 45% of national capacity. Normal fruit development conditions persist across F\u00e8s-Mekn\u00e8s and Marrakech-Safi. With the Section 301 grace period now four weeks closed, Morocco's 12.5% duty alongside Turkey is a settled cost of doing business in the US market rather than a proposal \u2014 a permanent consideration for its US landed-cost profile, even as its non-EU, non-quota market positioning continues to attract supply-chain diversification interest elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; border-left: 3px solid #8b9d77; padding-left: 12px; margin: 28px 0 9px; line-height: 1.2;\">\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Tunisia<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">Tunisia's freshest confirmed reading (W31, July 27 update) holds unchanged for a seventh week at \u20ac3.71\/kg, keeping it the second-cheapest bulk-tier origin behind Spain. Tunisia's absence from the 60-economy forced-labor investigation continues to translate into a settled, materially lower US landed cost relative to its North African and Turkish counterparts \u2014 a structural advantage that has now held for four full weeks of enforcement, in contrast to Turkey's public campaign for relief this month.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; border-left: 3px solid #8b9d77; padding-left: 12px; margin: 28px 0 9px; line-height: 1.2;\">\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 Croatia<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">Croatia operates entirely in its boutique premium tier, detached from bulk price dynamics. Prices hold at \u20ac13.50\u2013\u20ac16.00\/kg in Istria and \u20ac10.00\u2013\u20ac13.00\/kg in Dalmatia, unchanged on the week. But the region's summer season took a tragic turn on August 13-14, when a wind-driven wildfire tore through the Dalmatian tourist town of Omi\u0161, killing one person, injuring 36 (seven critically) and destroying 58 homes, 36 vehicles and 25 boats. Roughly 2,500 people were evacuated, with 286 firefighters, 90 vehicles and four aircraft deployed overnight; the fire was brought under control by August 15. It is the most severe single wildfire event of Croatia's 2026 season, and it struck at the height of the peak tourism window that estate producers rely on for direct-to-visitor sales.<\/p>\n\n<table class=\"mt\">\n<thead>\n<tr><th>Producing Region<\/th><th>Wholesale EVOO Price Range<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Istria Peninsula<\/strong> (Ultra-Premium \/ High Polyphenol)<\/td><td>\u20ac13.50 \u2013 \u20ac16.00\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Zadar \/ Northern Dalmatia<\/strong> (Boutique Cooperatives)<\/td><td>\u20ac11.00 \u2013 \u20ac13.00\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Southern Dalmatia &amp; Islands<\/strong> (Traditional Hand-Picked)<\/td><td>\u20ac10.00 \u2013 \u20ac12.50\/kg<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<!-- POLYPHENOL INDEX -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2;\">\ud83e\uddec Polyphenol &amp; Quality Profile Index<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">Polyphenols are the key health-active antioxidants in EVOO. 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Click any origin to see full details.<\/p>\n\n<div id=\"poly-cards\" style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 9px; margin: 12px 0;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"poly-detail\" style=\"display: none; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 18px; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.06);\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n<div id=\"pdt\" style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"pdb\" style=\"font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 9px; border-radius: 10px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #eef0ea; border-radius: 4px; height: 8px; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n<div id=\"pdbr\" style=\"height: 8px; border-radius: 4px; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#8b9d77,#3d4f22); transition: width .4s;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n<div><div style=\"font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">Range (mg\/kg)<\/div><div id=\"pdr\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">EU Claim<\/div><div id=\"pdeu\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div style=\"font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #aaa; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">Key Variety<\/div><div id=\"pdv\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pdn\" style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #666; font-style: italic; border-top: 1px solid #eee; padding-top: 7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"background: #f0f7e8; border: 1px solid #c8ddb4; border-radius: 6px; padding: 10px 14px; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 12px; color: #3a5a20;\"><strong>EU Health Claim (Regulation 432\/2012) + QvExtra! 2026 Certification:<\/strong> An olive oil may carry the claim \"olive oil polyphenols contribute to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative stress\" if it contains \u2265250 mg\/kg of hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives. QvExtra!'s June 2026 certification provides a consumer-facing channel to communicate these claims \u2014 a commercial differentiator for high-phenolic producers. Always request the Certificate of Analysis (CoA).<\/div>\n\n<script>\nvar PD=[\n{n:\"\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Greece\",v:\"Koroneiki\",r:\"300-600 mg\/kg\",pct:88,badge:\"Ultra-High\",bb:\"#b8e8b0\",bc:\"#0a3000\",eu:\"YES\",euc:\"#2e6b1a\",note:\"Premium single-estate: 600-1000+ mg\/kg. \u20ac3.73\/kg print carries forward for a second week, alongside a national fire-risk picture still well below average despite the tragic Salamis incident.\"},\n{n:\"\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Argentina\",v:\"Arauco (Mendoza)\",r:\"400-700+ mg\/kg\",pct:90,badge:\"Ultra-High\",bb:\"#b8e8b0\",bc:\"#0a3000\",eu:\"YES\",euc:\"#2e6b1a\",note:\"Mendoza Arauco among world's highest-polyphenol varieties. April-June 2026 harvest fully complete; fresh vintage moving through distribution despite rising domestic production costs.\"},\n{n:\"\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 Croatia\",v:\"Leccino \/ Buza \/ Oblica \/ Vodnjan\",r:\"280-500 mg\/kg\",pct:80,badge:\"Ultra-High\",bb:\"#b8e8b0\",bc:\"#0a3000\",eu:\"YES\",euc:\"#2e6b1a\",note:\"Boutique premium tier detached from bulk pricing. The Omi\u0161 wildfire tragedy struck the Dalmatian coast this week at the height of tourist season.\"},\n{n:\"\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Australia\",v:\"Arbequina\/Frantoio\",r:\"250-500 mg\/kg\",pct:72,badge:\"Very High\",bb:\"#d0f0c8\",bc:\"#1a4a0a\",eu:\"YES\",euc:\"#2e6b1a\",note:\"AOA certification. March-June 2026 harvest complete; exports at a three-year high. NYIOOC Southern Hemisphere registration deadline under two weeks away (Sept 1). Primary Asian market focus (Japan, China, South Korea).\"},\n{n:\"\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy\",v:\"Coratina\/Moraiolo\",r:\"200-450 mg\/kg\",pct:68,badge:\"Very High\",bb:\"#d0f0c8\",bc:\"#1a4a0a\",eu:\"YES\",euc:\"#2e6b1a\",note:\"No new Oleista reading for a tenth week \u2014 holds at \u20ac5.77\/kg, near the end of the summer recess.\"},\n{n:\"\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Tunisia\",v:\"Chetoui (N. Terraces)\",r:\"200-400 mg\/kg\",pct:62,badge:\"Very High\",bb:\"#d0f0c8\",bc:\"#1a4a0a\",eu:\"VARIES\",euc:\"#d4860a\",note:\"Northern Chetoui: high oleocanthal. Confirmed unchanged at \u20ac3.71\/kg for a seventh week \u2014 second-cheapest bulk-tier origin, and now four weeks into a settled US tariff advantage. Sfax bulk Chemlali typically 150-250 mg\/kg. Always request CoA.\"},\n{n:\"\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Turkey\",v:\"Memecik\/Ayvalik\",r:\"180-350 mg\/kg\",pct:53,badge:\"High\",bb:\"#e8f5e0\",bc:\"#2e6b1a\",eu:\"YES*\",euc:\"#d4860a\",note:\"*Upper range only. 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The following overview tracks key non-Mediterranean origins monitored by the MOPI for the week of August 21, 2026.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; border-left: 3px solid #8b9d77; padding-left: 12px; margin: 28px 0 9px; line-height: 1.2;\">Middle East &amp; North Africa<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; margin: 20px 0 6px;\">\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddff Algeria<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555; margin: 0 0 10px; line-height: 1.6;\">Algeria's projected 2025\/26 output of roughly 150,000 tonnes against average domestic consumption of ~81,000 tonnes continues to imply a meaningful exportable surplus, yet actual exports remain a fraction of that potential \u2014 only around 1,000-1,200 tonnes shipped in the strongest recent seasons, roughly 1% of production. French imports from Algeria have nonetheless been growing at a 67% annual rate, reaching 735 tonnes in 2024, as organic certification, GlobalGAP and EU phytosanitary documentation gradually fall into place. Algeria remains named among the 60 economies subject to Section 301 forced-labor tariffs, now four weeks into full enforcement \u2014 a settled, if still minor, consideration for the small but growing US-bound volume. First larger-scale EU consignments remain expected in H2 2026.<\/p>\n\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 10px 0 16px; font-size: 13px; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.07); border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<thead><tr>\n<th style=\"background: #556b2f; color: #fff; text-align: left; padding: 10px 13px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px;\">Region \/ Grade<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #556b2f; color: #fff; text-align: left; padding: 10px 13px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px;\">Wholesale Price Range<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #556b2f; color: #fff; text-align: left; padding: 10px 13px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px;\">Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\"><strong>Kabylie Region<\/strong> (Traditional)<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">\u20ac5.50 \u2013 \u20ac7.00\/kg<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">Premium mountain-grown. Export documentation gradually maturing.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8faf4;\"><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px;\"><strong>Industrial \/ Bulk<\/strong> (National)<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px;\">\u20ac4.20 \u2013 \u20ac5.50\/kg<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px;\">Large exportable surplus theoretically available; export infrastructure remains the binding constraint.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; margin: 20px 0 6px;\">\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfe Syria<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555; margin: 0 0 10px; line-height: 1.6;\">Syria's post-transition recovery in olive oil exports continues, with the country having attended the IOC's Lisbon Council of Members session as an observer. Northwest Syrian EVOO (Idlib\/Aleppo) continues trading at approximately $4.80\u2013$5.30\/kg. Government free-market reforms are advancing, though logistics and certification infrastructure remain under reconstruction. Enhanced chain-of-custody due diligence remains essential for any commercial engagement.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; border-left: 3px solid #8b9d77; padding-left: 12px; margin: 32px 0 9px; line-height: 1.2;\">New World Producers<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; margin: 20px 0 6px;\">\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Argentina<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555; margin: 0 0 10px; line-height: 1.6;\">Argentina's April\u2013June 2026 harvest is fully complete, with the fresh vintage moving into steady distribution as the counter-seasonal window for Northern Hemisphere buyers remains open. Export values remain strong year-on-year, though rising domestic production costs are an emerging watch item for margins heading into the next planting cycle. Mendoza Arauco lots (700+ mg\/kg polyphenols) remain the global ultra-premium benchmark at $7.00\u2013$11.00\/kg. Argentina remains on the 60-economy Section 301 list, though the country is not a major EVOO exporter to the US relative to its Asian and European buyers.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; margin: 20px 0 6px;\">\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Australia<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555; margin: 0 0 10px; line-height: 1.6;\">Australia's March\u2013June 2026 harvest has concluded, with AOA-certified lots from South Australia and Victoria moving through the fresh-oil marketing window. National production is holding near 20,000\u201321,000 tonnes \u2014 the second-highest level since 2021\/22 \u2014 while exports have climbed to their strongest point in three years as buyers diversify beyond Europe. Primary export focus remains Japan, China and South Korea; the Section 301 list is a minor consideration given the limited scale of Australia's US-bound EVOO trade. Australian producers eyeing the NYIOOC Southern Hemisphere competition now have just under two weeks left to register before the September 1 deadline.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; margin: 20px 0 6px;\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 United States (California)<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555; margin: 0 0 10px; line-height: 1.6;\">With the EU-US trade deal in place since July 1, EU olive oil pays a flat 15% all-inclusive US tariff, fully insulated from the Section 301 regime. For non-EU competitors, the tariff transition has permanently split the field: Tunisia's absence from the 60-economy list means a materially lower US duty, while Turkey and Morocco face a confirmed, four-weeks-settled 12.5% rate \u2014 a split now openly contested by Turkish exporters, who continue lobbying for relief ahead of the October harvest with no response yet from Washington. EUR\/USD holding near 1.1593 keeps the effective landed cost for US buyers of EU-origin oil broadly stable week-on-week. California producers have 2025\/26 lots on market at $8.00\u2013$15.00\/kg COOC-certified.<\/p>\n\n<!-- GLOBAL PRODUCTION TABLE -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; color: #556b2f; border-left: 3px solid #8b9d77; padding-left: 12px; margin: 32px 0 9px; line-height: 1.2;\">Global Production Context \u2014 MOPI Reference Table<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #666; margin: 0 0 12px; font-style: italic;\">IOC's first formal 2026\/27 production estimates (June 2026 Council meeting), set before this summer's Spanish, Greek and Croatian wildfire damage. Global production 2025\/26: ~3.44 million tonnes (IOC estimate).<\/p>\n\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 10px 0 20px; font-size: 13px; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.07); border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<thead><tr>\n<th style=\"background: #556b2f; color: #fff; text-align: left; padding: 10px 13px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px;\">Country<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #556b2f; color: #fff; text-align: left; padding: 10px 13px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px;\">IOC 2026\/27 Estimate<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #556b2f; color: #fff; text-align: left; padding: 10px 13px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px;\">EVOO Price Tier (August 2026)<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #556b2f; color: #fff; text-align: left; padding: 10px 13px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px;\">Harvest Season<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\"><strong>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Spain<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">~1,550,000 t<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">\u20ac3.32\u2013\u20ac3.52\/kg<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">Oct \u2013 Dec<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8faf4;\"><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\"><strong>\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Tunisia<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">~345,000 t<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">\u20ac3.58\u2013\u20ac3.84\/kg<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">Nov \u2013 Jan<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\"><strong>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">~315,000 t<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">\u20ac5.60\u2013\u20ac8.50\/kg<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">Oct \u2013 Dec<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8faf4;\"><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\"><strong>\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 Morocco<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">~245,000 t<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">\u20ac4.00\u2013\u20ac4.30\/kg<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">Oct \u2013 Jan<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\"><strong>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Greece<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">~240,000 t<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">\u20ac3.64\u2013\u20ac5.30\/kg<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">Oct \u2013 Dec<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8faf4;\"><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\"><strong>\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Turkey<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">~178,000 t<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">\u20ac4.20\u2013\u20ac4.75\/kg<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">Oct \u2013 Dec<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\"><strong>\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 Portugal<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">~172,000 t<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">\u20ac3.80\u2013\u20ac4.45\/kg<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">Oct \u2013 Dec<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8faf4;\"><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\"><strong>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 USA (California)<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">n\/a (import-heavy market)<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">$8.00\u2013$15.00\/kg<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8d0;\">Oct \u2013 Jan<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Australia<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px;\">~20,000\u201321,000 t<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px;\">AUD 7\u201318\/kg<\/td><td style=\"padding: 9px 13px;\">Mar \u2013 Jun (harvest complete)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #999; font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 20px;\">Southern Hemisphere origins are counter-seasonal to the Mediterranean; their 2026 harvests concluded through Q2 and are now moving through the fresh-vintage marketing window while Mediterranean supply enters its leanest pre-harvest months. IOC 2026\/27 estimates were set before this summer's Spanish, Greek and Croatian wildfire damage; the October aforo will show how much of the projected Spanish recovery holds. US tariff figures for EU origins reflect the EU-US trade deal's flat 15% all-inclusive ceiling, unaffected by the Section 301 regime.<\/p>\n\n<!-- DELIVERED COST CALCULATOR -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2;\">\ud83e\uddee MOPI Delivered Cost Calculator<\/div>\n<p class=\"mp\">Calculate the full landed cost of bulk EVOO from any Mediterranean origin to your destination. Prices updated for Week 34, August 21, 2026. Note: Section 301's in-transit exemption expired July 28 and the tariff split is now four weeks settled \u2014 EU-origin oil stays on the EU-US trade deal's flat 15% all-inclusive ceiling (effective since July 1, 2026), while Tunisia settles at a lower MFN-based rate and Turkey\/Morocco settle at the confirmed 12.5% Section 301 rate.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; padding: 18px 20px; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.06);\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 14px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 160px;\"><label style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8b9d77; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px;\">Origin<\/label>\n<select id=\"clc-o\" style=\"width: 100%; padding: 8px 10px; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #333; background: #fff;\">\n<option selected value=\"3.42\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Spain (Ja\u00e9n) - EUR3.42\/kg \u2193 Pullback After 3-Wk Rally<\/option>\n<option value=\"3.71\">\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Tunisia (Sfax) - EUR3.71\/kg \u2194 Confirmed Unchanged<\/option>\n<option value=\"3.73\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Greece (Chania) - EUR3.73\/kg \u2194 Stale, 2nd Week<\/option>\n<option value=\"3.95\">\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 Portugal - EUR3.95\/kg \u00b7 Ceiling Holds 8th Wk<\/option>\n<option value=\"5.00\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Greece (Mani) - EUR5.00\/kg<\/option>\n<option value=\"4.39\">\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Turkey (Izmir) - EUR4.39\/kg<\/option>\n<option value=\"4.20\">\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 Morocco - EUR4.20\/kg<\/option>\n<option value=\"5.77\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy (Bari) - EUR5.77\/kg \u2194 No New Reading (10wk)<\/option>\n<option value=\"8.00\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy (Tuscany PDO) - EUR8.00\/kg<\/option>\n<option value=\"14.75\">\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 Croatia (Istria) - EUR14.75\/kg<\/option>\n<\/select><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 110px;\"><label style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; 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font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8b9d77; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px;\">Customs<\/label>\n<select id=\"clc-c\" style=\"width: 100%; padding: 8px 10px; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #333; background: #fff;\">\n<option value=\"0\">EU \/ Duty-Free<\/option>\n<option value=\"1.245\">Standard EU Tariff (EUR1.245\/kg)<\/option>\n<option value=\"0\">Tunisia Duty-Free Quota<\/option>\n<\/select><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-end;\"><button onclick=\"runCalc()\" style=\"padding: 9px 22px; background: #3d4f22; color: #fff; border: none; border-radius: 5px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer;\">Calculate \u2192<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"clc-out\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\nfunction runCalc(){var ewx=parseFloat(document.getElementById(\"clc-o\").value);var qty=parseFloat(document.getElementById(\"clc-q\").value)||20;var dp=document.getElementById(\"clc-d\").value.split(\",\");var duty=parseFloat(document.getElementById(\"clc-c\").value);var fr=parseFloat(dp[0]);var rate=parseFloat(dp[1]);var cur=dp[2];var ins=0.015;var port=0.045;var us_tariff=0;var tariffLabel=\"\";if(cur===\"USD\"&&dp[0]===\"0.22\"){us_tariff=ewx*0.15;tariffLabel=\"US 15% tariff (EU-US deal, permanent)\";}else if(cur===\"USD\"&&dp[0]===\"0.20\"){us_tariff=0;tariffLabel=\"US tariff: Section 301 grace period over \u2014 MFN reversion settled\";}else if(cur===\"USD\"&&dp[0]===\"0.225\"){us_tariff=ewx*0.125;tariffLabel=\"US 12.5% tariff (confirmed Section 301)\";}var total=ewx+fr+ins+port+duty+us_tariff;var jpy=rate>100;var s=jpy?\"\u00a5\":cur===\"EUR\"?\"\u20ac\":cur===\"GBP\"?\"\u00a3\":cur===\"AUD\"?\"A$\":\"$\";function f(v){return s+(v*rate).toFixed(jpy?0:2);}function ft(v){var t=v*rate*qty*1000;return s+(jpy?Math.round(t).toLocaleString():t.toFixed(0).replace(\/\\B(?=(\\d{3})+(?!\\d))\/g,\",\"));}var items=[[\"EXW Price at origin\",ewx],[\"Freight (cross-Mediterranean)\",fr],[\"Insurance\",ins],[\"Port handling (origin+dest)\",port],[\"Customs duty\",duty]];if(tariffLabel)items.push([tariffLabel,us_tariff]);var h='<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:12px;\"><thead><tr style=\"background:#556b2f;\"><th style=\"color:#fff;padding:7px 9px;text-align:left;font-size:11px;\">Component<\/th><th style=\"color:#fff;padding:7px 9px;text-align:right;font-size:11px;\">EUR\/kg<\/th><th style=\"color:#fff;padding:7px 9px;text-align:right;font-size:11px;\">'+cur+'\/kg<\/th><th style=\"color:#fff;padding:7px 9px;text-align:right;font-size:11px;\">Total ('+qty+'t)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>';items.forEach(function(r,i){if(r[1]===0)return;var bg=i%2===0?\"#f4f7f0\":\"#fff\";h+='<tr style=\"background:'+bg+';\"><td style=\"padding:6px 9px;color:#555;font-size:11px;\">'+r[0]+'<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 9px;text-align:right;color:#555;font-size:11px;\">\u20ac'+r[1].toFixed(3)+'<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 9px;text-align:right;color:#3d4f22;font-weight:600;font-size:11px;\">'+f(r[1])+'<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 9px;text-align:right;color:#555;font-size:11px;\">'+ft(r[1])+'<\/td><\/tr>';});h+='<\/tbody><\/table>';h+='<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3d4f22,#4a6030);border-radius:5px;padding:12px 16px;margin-top:10px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\"><span style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;\">TOTAL DELIVERED COST<\/span><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#fff;\">'+f(total)+'\/kg &nbsp; ('+ft(total)+' total)<\/span><\/div>';h+='<p style=\"font-size:10px;color:#bbb;font-style:italic;margin:6px 0 0;\">Estimates based on MOPI August 21, 2026 data. Rate: 1 EUR = '+rate+' '+cur+'. Verify freight and duty with your forwarder.<\/p>';document.getElementById(\"clc-out\").innerHTML=h;}\n<\/script>\n\n<!-- STRATEGIC INSIGHTS -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.2px;\">Strategic Market Insights &amp; Logistics<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mbox\"><strong>\ud83d\udcca Spain's Rally Pauses \u2014 A Single Down-Week, Not Yet a Reversal:<\/strong> The -1.7% dip to \u20ac3.42\/kg (W34) breaks three consecutive weeks of gains. Buyers should watch the next 1-2 readings before concluding the recovery has stalled; a single pullback after three up-weeks is well within normal noise.<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mbox\"><strong>\ud83d\udd25 Andalusia's Worst Wildfire on Record \u2014 Watch for 2026\/27 Harvest Impact:<\/strong> The Niebla fire in Huelva has surpassed the 2004 Riotinto blaze (34,000 ha) to become the largest wildfire in Andalusian history at an estimated 45,800 hectares. Combined with the ongoing Arag\u00f3n front, MITECO's national tally (226,391 ha through August 11, +38.2% y\/y) will keep climbing. Buyers with Andalusian sourcing exposure should begin scenario-planning for possible 2026\/27 crop impact in affected groves.<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mbox\"><strong>\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 Croatia's Tourism Economy Takes a Direct Hit \u2014 Boutique Pricing Unaffected So Far:<\/strong> The Omi\u0161 wildfire (August 13-14) killed one person, injured 36 and destroyed 58 homes at the height of Croatia's peak tourism season. Istria and Dalmatia boutique EVOO pricing remains detached from bulk dynamics, but buyers with direct-estate relationships near the affected coast should check in on logistics before finalising pre-autumn orders.<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mbox\"><strong>\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Turkey's Tariff-Relief Campaign Still Awaiting a Response:<\/strong> EZZ\u0130B's public push to revisit the 12.5% Section 301 duty, backed by a documented 30% year-on-year export decline, has drawn no confirmed USTR response two weeks after it was first raised. Buyers with Turkish sourcing exposure should continue tracking this closely into autumn without pricing in a change yet.<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; margin: 24px 0 10px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Historical Price Context (August 2026 vs. August 2025)<\/p>\n\n<table class=\"mt\">\n<thead>\n<tr><th>Market Benchmark (EVOO Bulk)<\/th><th>Current Price (August 2026)<\/th><th>Historical Price (August 2025)<\/th><th>Year-over-Year Change<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Spain<\/strong> (Ja\u00e9n Baseline)<\/td><td>\u20ac3.42\/kg<\/td><td>\u20ac8.20\/kg<\/td><td class=\"td\">\u2193 \u221258.3%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Italy<\/strong> (Bari Bulk)<\/td><td>\u20ac5.77\/kg<\/td><td>\u20ac9.10\/kg<\/td><td class=\"td\">\u2193 \u221236.6%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Greece<\/strong> (Chania Average)<\/td><td>\u20ac3.73\/kg<\/td><td>\u20ac6.90\/kg<\/td><td class=\"td\">\u2193 \u221245.9%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Tunisia<\/strong> (Sfax Export)<\/td><td>\u20ac3.71\/kg<\/td><td>\u20ac6.50\/kg<\/td><td class=\"td\">\u2193 \u221242.9%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Portugal<\/strong> (Alentejo)<\/td><td>\u20ac3.95\/kg<\/td><td>\u20ac6.30\/kg<\/td><td class=\"td\">\u2193 \u221237.3%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Global Benchmark<\/strong> (IMF\/FRED, latest available)<\/td><td>~$6,150\/tonne<\/td><td>~$9,200\/tonne<\/td><td class=\"td\">\u2193 \u221233.2%<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #999; font-style: italic; margin: -8px 0 0;\">August 2025 figures reflect the last verified same-period readings available; treat as indicative where noted.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"mdiv\" \/>\n\n<!-- RISK MATRIX -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.2px;\">Q3 2026 Risk Assessment Matrix<\/div>\n<table class=\"mt\">\n<thead>\n<tr><th>Risk Factor<\/th><th>Impact Level<\/th><th>Mitigation Strategy<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Spain Spot-Price Direction<\/strong> \u2014 W34 eases -1.7% to \u20ac3.42\/kg, breaking a three-week run of gains<\/td>\n<td class=\"rm\">Medium<\/td>\n<td>Treat the pullback as a single-week move rather than a confirmed reversal. Continue staggered forward commitments and watch the next 1-2 readings before adjusting positioning materially.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Spain 2026\/27 Supply Tightening \u2014 Andalusia's Worst Fire on Record<\/strong> \u2014 Niebla fire surpasses 2004 Riotinto (34,000 ha) at an estimated 45,800 ha; Arag\u00f3n front past 18,600 ha with a soldier killed<\/td>\n<td class=\"rh\">High<\/td>\n<td>Escalate scenario-planning for Andalusian and Aragonese grove impact on the 2026\/27 harvest. Accelerate forward contract discussions with unaffected Spanish cooperatives; do not assume the fire season has peaked.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Croatia Wildfire Damage \u2014 Omi\u0161 Tragedy<\/strong> \u2014 one death, 36 injured, 58 homes destroyed on the Dalmatian coast (Aug 13-14), at the height of peak tourism season<\/td>\n<td class=\"rm\">Medium<\/td>\n<td>Boutique bulk pricing (Istria, Dalmatia) unaffected so far, but check in directly with estate suppliers near the affected coast on logistics and continuity before finalising pre-autumn orders.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>US Tariff Transition \u2014 Settled, But Turkey's Campaign Still Unanswered<\/strong> \u2014 Section 301 four weeks fully in force; EZZ\u0130B's push for a correction before October has drawn no USTR response<\/td>\n<td class=\"rm\">Medium<\/td>\n<td>Continue sourcing on the confirmed rates for now, but monitor for any USTR signal closely; a reversal before harvest, while not the base case, would re-price the Turkey lane quickly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Spain\u2013Tunisia\u2013Greece Discount Order<\/strong> \u2014 Spain now cheapest by a wider margin after its pullback (\u20ac3.42 vs. Tunisia \u20ac3.71 and Greece's stale \u20ac3.73)<\/td>\n<td class=\"rm\">Medium<\/td>\n<td>The gap has widened slightly this week; monitor whether Spain's discount to Tunisia and Greece persists or narrows again on the next print before adjusting blending ratios.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tunisia Quota Exhaustion<\/strong> \u2014 9th consecutive year fully allocated; IPR route required for EU-destined volumes<\/td>\n<td class=\"rh\">High<\/td>\n<td>Confirm IPR contractor relationships for H2 2026 volumes immediately, independent of Tunisia's now four-week-settled US tariff advantage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Italy No-Reading Risk<\/strong> \u2014 \u20ac5.77\/kg reference is now ten weeks stale; true current level increasingly uncertain near the tail of the summer recess<\/td>\n<td class=\"rm\">Medium<\/td>\n<td>Treat \u20ac5.77\/kg as a floor reference rather than a live price. Autumn recovery toward \u20ac6.00+\/kg remains the base case as packager demand returns; do not extrapolate the summer stand-down into 2026\/27 pricing assumptions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Greece Fire &amp; Logistics Risk \u2014 Mostly De-Escalated, With a Tragic Exception<\/strong> \u2014 national burned area 39% below the 20-year average, but twin fires on Salamis Island killed two people (Aug 16)<\/td>\n<td class=\"rl\">Low<\/td>\n<td>Maintain standard forwarder routing contingencies rather than an acute-risk posture. Confirm no disruption to Piraeus-area logistics before finalising Attica-linked shipments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Summer Thin-Trading Liquidity Risk<\/strong> \u2014 late-summer recess still suppresses supply across all origins, though the window continues to narrow as autumn approaches<\/td>\n<td class=\"rm\">Medium<\/td>\n<td>Finalise remaining Q3 2026 procurement decisions this month where possible. Summer illiquidity premium for spot supply can still add \u20ac0.30\u2013\u20ac0.50\/kg to any emergency procurement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div class=\"mbox-gold\">\n<strong style=\"color: #7a5a0a; font-size: 14px;\">How to Interpret This Week's Reset<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"mlist\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n<li><strong>Spain's Pullback Is Likely Noise, Not a New Trend:<\/strong> A single down-week after three consecutive gains does not overturn the recovery signal, but it warrants watching the next print before treating \u20ac3.42\/kg as a confirmed new level.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spain's Fire Season Has Reached Its Worst Point Yet:<\/strong> Andalusia's largest wildfire on record and a fatal Arag\u00f3n front mark a genuine escalation from prior weeks \u2014 this is no longer a two-track containment story but an active, worsening one.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Croatia's Tragedy Is a Reminder That No Origin Is Fully Insulated:<\/strong> The Omi\u0161 wildfire struck a boutique, tourism-dependent origin at its most vulnerable moment of the year \u2014 a risk factor worth tracking even where bulk pricing stays unaffected.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Turkey's Tariff Campaign Remains an Open Question:<\/strong> Two weeks in with no USTR response, the EZZ\u0130B push is neither resolved nor dismissed \u2014 a scenario to keep tracking weekly into October.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watch the October Aforo Closely:<\/strong> IOC's ~1.55 million tonne Spanish recovery estimate was set before this summer's compounding heat and wildfire toll, which continues to worsen. The real number will only be known at harvest \u2014 everything before then is a working assumption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- METHODOLOGY -->\n<div class=\"mmethod\">\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px!important; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.2px; margin-top: 0!important;\">Methodology &amp; Data Sources<\/div>\nThe Mediterrolio Index (MOPI) weekly price data is aggregated from a proprietary network of sources, including:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Official Benchmarks:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #556b2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.internationaloliveoil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Olive Council (IOC)<\/a> and <a style=\"color: #556b2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.ec.europa.eu\/data-and-analysis\/markets\/overviews\/market-observatories\/olive-oil_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU DG AGRI dashboards<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Market Indices:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #556b2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/oleista.com\/en\/prices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oleista.com<\/a> (last update August 19, 2026 \u2014 Spain W34; Greece W33 stale, 2nd week; Italy W25 stale; Tunisia W31 stale; Portugal W27 stale) \u00b7 IOC producer price bulletins \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #556b2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poolred.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POOLred\/Mercacei<\/a> \u00b7 Vesper \u00b7 Certified Origins \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #556b2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveoiltimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olive Oil Times<\/a> \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #556b2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/wikifarmer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikifarmer<\/a> \u00b7 agrotypos.gr \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #556b2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/POLVOILUSDM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IMF\/FRED Global Olive Oil Price<\/a> (~$6,150\/tonne, latest available).<\/li>\n<li><strong>On-the-Ground Intelligence:<\/strong> Direct reports from regional agricultural cooperatives in Greece, Spain, and Tunisia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Freight Logistics:<\/strong> Aggregated bulk tanker rate trends across key Mediterranean transit corridors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FX Rates:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #556b2f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/stats\/policy_and_exchange_rates\/euro_reference_exchange_rates\/html\/index.en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ECB Reference Rates<\/a> (August 17, 2026) and Google Finance. EUR\/USD 1.1593 \u00b7 EUR\/GBP 0.8550 \u00b7 EUR\/JPY \u2248184.05 \u00b7 EUR\/AUD \u22481.652.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Polyphenol Data:<\/strong> Published laboratory CoA results and peer-reviewed cultivar studies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trade Policy:<\/strong> Section 301 forced-labor tariffs on 60 economies (effective July 24, 2026; in-transit exemption expired July 28, 2026 \u2014 USTR Federal Register notice, July 23, 2026); EU-US trade deal implementing regulations (Council of the EU, adopted June 25, effective July 1, 2026), covering Turkey and Morocco at 12.5% and confirming Tunisia's absence from the 60-economy list; EZZ\u0130B (Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters Association) public statements, August 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wildfire Data:<\/strong> MITECO (Spain), EU Copernicus EFFIS, Croatian Firefighting Association, Reuters and BBC wire reporting on the Niebla (Huelva), Pe\u00f1as de Riglos (Arag\u00f3n), Salamis (Greece) and Omi\u0161 (Croatia) wildfire events, August 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Competition &amp; Institutional Data:<\/strong> IOC Olive Sector Statistics bulletin, June\/July 2026; NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition Southern Hemisphere registration (closes September 1, 2026); IOC Mario Solinas Quality Award (Northern Hemisphere) call for participation, 2025\/26 crop year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 8px; font-style: italic;\">Note: Prices represent wholesale \"ex-works\" bulk volumes. Retail shelf prices and specific premium estate pricing may vary significantly based on local certification and packaging costs. Where a source has not published a new reading this week, the most recent verified figure is carried forward and flagged accordingly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- PRODUCER'S CORNER -->\n<div style=\"display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #3d4f22; background-color: #f4f7f0; border-left: 5px solid #556b2f; padding: 13px 18px; margin: 44px 0 18px; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.2px;\">\ud83e\uded2 Producer's Corner<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #f9fbf2; border: 2px solid #8b9d77; border-radius: 10px; padding: 28px; margin-top: 10px;\">\n  <div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n    <span style=\"background: #556b2f; color: #fff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 2.5px; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 20px;\">New This Week<\/span>\n    <span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #666;\">Resources, deadlines and news curated for olive oil producers every Friday.<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 18px;\">\n    <div style=\"flex: 1 1 220px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 16px; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n      <div style=\"font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 6px;\">\ud83c\udfc6<\/div>\n      <div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8b9d77; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Competition Deadlines<\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding: 7px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eef2e8; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.5;\">\n        <span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #c0392b; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 3px;\">Closes September 1, 2026 \u00b7 Under 2 Weeks Left<\/span>\n        <strong style=\"color: #3d4f22;\">NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition \u2014 Southern Hemisphere<\/strong><br>\n        Registration is now inside its final two weeks for Southern Hemisphere producers \u2014 Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, South Africa. With fresh 2026 Southern Hemisphere vintages already moving through distribution, producers should finalise sample logistics immediately.\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding: 7px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eef2e8; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.5;\">\n        <span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #888; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 3px;\">Entries Closed \u00b7 Results Due September 15, 2026<\/span>\n        <strong style=\"color: #3d4f22;\">Berlin GOOA Southern Hemisphere 2026<\/strong><br>\n        The Berlin Global Olive Oil Awards' Southern Hemisphere edition closed entries on July 31. Producers who registered in time should expect results in roughly three weeks \u2014 a fast turnaround well suited to autumn 2026 shelf launches.\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding: 7px 0; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.5;\">\n        <span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #888; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 3px;\">Open Now \u00b7 2025\/26 Crop Year<\/span>\n        <strong style=\"color: #3d4f22;\">IOC Mario Solinas Quality Award \u2014 Northern Hemisphere<\/strong><br>\n        The International Olive Council's call for participation for the 2026 Mario Solinas Quality Award (Northern Hemisphere edition) remains open, for EVOO from the 2025\/2026 crop year in small-scale and large-scale producer categories from a single sealed-tank batch.\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"background: #fdf2f0; border-left: 3px solid #c0392b; padding: 9px 13px; border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0; font-size: 12px; color: #7a1e1e; font-style: italic; margin-top: 10px;\">\n        \ud83d\udca1 With NYIOOC's Southern Hemisphere deadline under two weeks out, finalise sample logistics today \u2014 courier lead times can eat up the remaining window fast.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"flex: 1 1 220px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 16px; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n      <div style=\"font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 6px;\">\ud83d\udd2c<\/div>\n      <div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8b9d77; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Lab &amp; Certification News<\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding: 7px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eef2e8; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.5;\">\n        <span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #c9a84c; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 3px;\">Four Weeks In \u00b7 Section 301<\/span>\n        <strong style=\"color: #3d4f22;\">Certificate-of-Origin Scrutiny Remains Fully Live, No Sign of Easing<\/strong><br>\n        With the Section 301 in-transit exemption now four weeks expired, US customs brokers continue applying full scrutiny to country-of-origin documentation for blended bulk oil from Tunisia, Turkey and Morocco. Keep Certificates of Origin current alongside quality CoAs (Intertek, SGS, ONAOO-panel labs) for any US-bound shipment.\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding: 7px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eef2e8; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.5;\">\n        <span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #888; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 3px;\">Effective Since January 2026 \u00b7 Spain<\/span>\n        <strong style=\"color: #3d4f22;\">Spain's National Official Control Plan (2026-2030) Mandates Digital Traceability<\/strong><br>\n        Spain's stricter regulatory framework requires SIMO and REMOA digital traceability tools to monitor bulk stock movements \u2014 increasingly relevant as this month's wildfire damage in Andalusia raises questions about supply continuity from affected cooperatives, and as scrutiny of country-of-origin claims tightens globally.\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding: 7px 0; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.5;\">\n        <span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #888; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 3px;\">Ongoing \u00b7 EU Regulation 432\/2012<\/span>\n        <strong style=\"color: #3d4f22;\">EU Polyphenol Health Claim Threshold \u2014 \u2265250 mg\/kg<\/strong><br>\n        QvExtra!'s June 2026 certification keeps EU polyphenol claim documentation commercially valuable. Request CoA from your accredited lab (Intertek, SGS, ONAOO-panel approved) before the new harvest. Early-harvest Koroneiki, Arauco and high-phenolic Chetoui routinely exceed 250 mg\/kg.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"flex: 1 1 220px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #dde8cc; border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 16px; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\">\n      <div style=\"font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 6px;\">\ud83d\udce6<\/div>\n      <div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8b9d77; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Packaging &amp; Equipment<\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding: 7px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eef2e8; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.5;\">\n        <span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #c0392b; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 3px;\">Logistics Disruption \u00b7 Croatia &amp; Spain<\/span>\n        <strong style=\"color: #3d4f22;\">Wildfires Disrupt Coastal Freight Routes in Croatia and Spain<\/strong><br>\n        Croatia's D8 Adriatic Highway \u2014 the principal coastal freight and passenger route linking Split, Omi\u0161, Makarska and Dubrovnik \u2014 saw closures and emergency traffic controls during the August 13-14 Omi\u0161 wildfire. In Spain, ongoing fire activity in Arag\u00f3n's Huesca mountains has similarly disrupted regional road access. Shippers with Dalmatian or northeast Spanish routing should build in buffer time and confirm current road status before scheduling pre-autumn deliveries.\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding: 7px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eef2e8; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.5;\">\n        <span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #888; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 3px;\">Export Trend<\/span>\n        <strong style=\"color: #3d4f22;\">Flexitank Demand Holds Firm as Turkey Awaits a Tariff Decision<\/strong><br>\n        Food-grade flexitanks \u2014 carrying up to ~24,000L per 20' container, up to 30% more than ISO tanks \u2014 remain the preferred format for exporters reaching Asia, the Americas and the Middle East. With Turkish exporters still awaiting a USTR response on tariff relief, buyers who shifted routing toward Tunisia should keep flexitank and EVOH oxygen-barrier capacity booked rather than wait on the outcome.\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding: 7px 0; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.5;\">\n        <span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #888; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 3px;\">B2B Wholesale<\/span>\n        <strong style=\"color: #3d4f22;\">Mediterrolio on Orderchamp &amp; Faire<\/strong><br>\n        Members can list on Orderchamp (EU) and Faire (global, 700,000+ retailers). 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