This archive report, dated September 29, 2026, said Andalusia’s olive-sector forecast estimated olive-oil production of 1,261,200 tonnes for the 2026/27 campaign. Ramón Fernández-Pacheco, the regional minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, presented the figures in Mengíbar, Jaén. The forecast is 29.3% higher than the previous campaign’s final production and 44% above the average for the past five campaigns.
Fernández-Pacheco said the campaign had been shaped by a very rainy winter, which supported crop development, while temperatures well above usual averages had limited productive potential.
Jaén is forecast to lead the provinces in olive-oil production, with 575,000 tonnes, or 45.6% of Andalusia’s total, and an estimated yield of nearly 20%. Córdoba is expected to produce 339,700 tonnes, followed by Seville with 142,000 tonnes.
The forecast puts production of olives for milling at about 6,849,200 tonnes. Jaén is expected to account for 2,890,000 tonnes, more than 42% of the total, and Córdoba for 1,985,200 tonnes, nearly 29%.
Over the past decade, the area of organic olive groves for milling has grown 77%, reaching 132,124 hectares in 2025, or 8.3% of the total milling-olive area. Organic olive-oil production for the campaign is forecast at 60,400 tonnes, 80.5% above the 2024/25 campaign. Córdoba is expected to be the largest provincial producer, with 30,180 tonnes, followed by Jaén with 14,860 tonnes. Almería is forecast to record the biggest increase from the previous campaign, up 370% to just over 2,000 tonnes.
Table-olive production is estimated at 466,037 tonnes, 9% above the previous campaign and 7.2% above the recent average. Seville is forecast to produce 320,000 tonnes, Córdoba 70,066 tonnes and Málaga 63,373 tonnes. Hojiblanca is expected to account for 60% of production, Manzanilla 31% and Gordal 5%. In Córdoba, Hojiblanca is forecast to make up 97% of production.
The forecast estimates that milling olive groves will generate 21.6 million workdays this campaign, with 63.7% during harvesting. Jaén is expected to account for more than a third of the total.
The report describes the outlook as a medium-to-high production campaign. The regional government also announced that the rules for €4.6 million in grants for integrated olive-production advisory services would be published in the Official Gazette of the Government of Andalusia that Tuesday. The grants are intended for agricultural organisations.