Why does OLYFO not publish olive oil prices?

Because a published price would be wrong within weeks. Olive oil is an agricultural commodity whose base cost moves with the harvest, and the final figure also depends on volume, format, packaging, incoterm and destination. We quote against a live cost and a real specification instead.

What actually sets the price of a container of olive oil?

Five things. The market price of the oil itself on the day, the grade and variety, the packaging, the incoterm, and the volume. Of those, the oil price is the one nobody controls and the one that moves most.

How can I check whether a quotation is fair?

Compare it against a published origin index for the same variety and grade, on the same day, and make sure every supplier has quoted on the same incoterm. OLYFO publishes a daily Tunisian Chemlali and Chetoui index at OleaIndex.

Why is bulk cheaper per litre than bottles?

Because you are not paying for glass, closures, labels, cartons, a filling line or the labour that runs it. In a 500 ml retail bottle, a substantial share of the cost is everything that is not oil.

How long is a quotation valid?

A short, stated period, because the underlying oil price moves. The validity date is printed on the offer. If it lapses, ask for a refresh rather than assuming the old number still holds.

How is olive oil priced?

Last reviewed 8 August 2026.

Olive oil is priced from the oil market outwards. There is a market price for a tonne of a given grade and variety on a given day; everything else — the bottle, the label, the carton, the pallet, the freight — is added on top of it. We do not publish a price list on this site because any number we printed would be wrong within weeks, and a wrong number helps nobody.

The five things that set your number

The oil. The market price for that grade and that variety, on the day. This is the largest single component and the only one nobody controls. It moves with the harvest, with stocks carried over from last season, and with what Spain and Italy are doing.
The grade and variety. Extra virgin costs more than virgin, which costs more than refined. Certified organic costs more than conventional. A single-variety Koroneiki is priced differently from a Chemlali blend. See grades of olive oil.
The packaging. This is the one buyers underestimate. In a 500 ml retail bottle a large share of the delivered cost is glass, closure, label, carton, filling and palletising. In bulk, almost none of it is.
The incoterm. A FOB number and a CIF number are different numbers for the same oil. See ports and shipping.
The volume. Not because bigger buyers deserve a discount, but because setup costs — a label print run, a line changeover, a certification document — are the same whether they sit under three pallets or thirty.

Why the 2025/26 season matters to your budget

Tunisia produced roughly 500,000 tonnes in 2025/26, a record, and second in the world behind Spain. Exports reached 352,000 tonnes, up 56.7% on the previous season. A big origin crop puts downward pressure on origin prices; a poor one does the opposite. If you are budgeting a year ahead, the harvest is the variable to watch, not the supplier. Our harvest report tracks it.

How to check that a quotation is fair

Three habits, and they will serve you with any supplier, not only us.

Price the oil separately from the packaging. Ask what the bulk cost of the same oil would be. The gap is what you are paying to have it bottled, and you can judge whether that gap is reasonable.
Compare against an origin index. We publish a daily Tunisian extra virgin index for Chemlali from Kairouan and Chetoui from Zaghouan at OleaIndex. It is our own asset and we publish it whether or not it flatters us on a given day. Use it, or any equivalent, so a quotation is a number with a context rather than a number on its own.
Force every supplier onto the same incoterm. This is where most bad comparisons are made. A supplier quoting FOB will always look cheaper than one quoting CIF.

What a cheap quotation usually means

Sometimes it means a good harvest and a supplier who is close to the mill. Often it means one of these instead: the grade is not what the label says, the free acidity is at the legal ceiling rather than well below it, the oil is last season’s carry-over, or the number quoted is EXW while everyone else quoted CIF. Ask for the certificate of analysis for the actual lot before you take a price at face value. Ours travels with every consignment.

What you are actually buying from us

Free acidity at or below 0.4% on OLYFO Gold and 0.5% on Gold Organic and Origins, against a legal extra virgin ceiling of 0.8%. Olives picked in November and December and pressed the same day. Polyphenols up to 400 mg/kg, and up to 500 mg/kg on Gold Organic. Those numbers are the reason for the price, and they are checked lot by lot rather than claimed once.

Tell us the format, the volume, the destination port and the incoterm you want quoted, and you will get a real number against a real specification. Send an enquiry or write to sales@olyfo.com.