EU Forecasts Rise in Olive Oil Consumption Compared to Other Vegetable Oils

European Union (EU) officials expect olive oil consumption to increase in the region due to increased awareness of its health benefits and reduced consumption of other edible oils, according to Olive Oil Times.  “Olive oil is expected to increasingly replace vegetable oils in food consumption particularly outside the main producing countries, driven by a healthy image of olive oil, and an increasingly popularity of the various Mediterranean cuisines,” according to the bloc’s 2022-2032 medium term outlook.
According to International Olive Council data, there has been a sharp rise in olive oil consumption in most European countries over the past three decades. Consumption in Germany increased from 9,800 MT in 1991/92 crop year to an estimated 76,900 MT in 2021/22, with consumption in the Netherlands increasing from 1,550 MT to 9,600 MT in the same period.  Many other EU countries with little or no history of olive oil consumption had also increased consumption significantly since 1991/92, Olive Oil Times wrote.  It cited Poland whose consumption has increased from 3,200 MT in 2003/04 to 12,000 in 2021/22.