马德里 - 西班牙已下令橄榄油生产商撤回12%的产量并存储至2027年9月，以防止丰收导致价格下跌。
MADRID - Spain has ordered olive oil producers to withdraw 12% of their output from the market and store it till September 2027, to prevent a bumper harvest from driving down prices.
农业部在11月6日的声明中表示，这将使约18.8万吨橄榄油退出市场。声明称：“目的是调节供应，以改善和稳定市场及行业的运作。”
This will remove around 188,000 tonnes of olive oil from the market, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Nov 6. “The aim is to regulate supply, in order to improve and stabilise the functioning of the market and the sector,” it said.
根据国际橄榄油理事会的数据，西班牙是世界最大的橄榄油生产国，约占全球产量的40%。
Spain is the world’s largest olive oil producer, accounting for around 40% of global output, according to the International Olive Council.
春季气温温和、降雨充沛，为西班牙预期将迎来有记录以来第四大丰收创造了有利条件。
Mild temperatures and abundant rainfall during the spring have created favourable conditions for what Spain expects to be its fourth-largest harvest on record.
农业部预测，2026-27年度西班牙橄榄油产量将达160万吨，较上一季增长23%。
The agriculture ministry forecasts Spanish olive oil production of 1.6 million tonnes in the 2026-27 season, up 23% from the previous season.
这12%的要求将适用于各油厂的累计月产量，不分橄榄油等级，生产商可自行选择存储哪种类型，以及使用自有还是外部设施。
The 12% requirement will apply to each mill’s cumulative monthly production, regardless of the category of olive oil, with producers free to choose which type to store and whether to use their own or external facilities.
政府表示，这一农业协会游说推动的措施，可从12月31日起根据产量发展情况进行修改。
The government said the measure, which farming associations have lobbied for, could be modified from Dec 31 depending on how production develops.
11月6日，农业部长路易斯·普拉纳斯在西班牙主要橄榄油产区安达卢西亚考察一家橄榄油合作社时表示，传统橄榄园对国家“至关重要”。
During a visit to an olive oil cooperative in Andalusia on Nov 6, Spain’s main olive oil-producing region, Agriculture Minister Luis Planas said the traditional olive grove was “vital” to the country.
他对记者说：“其生产成本高，如果价格跌破一定门槛，确实可能出现盈利能力问题。”他补充称，该措施此前从未实施过。
“It has high production costs, and if prices fall below a certain threshold, there can indeed be problems with profitability,” he told reporters, adding that the measure had never previously been applied.
西班牙橄榄油市场已从2022-23和2023-24两个季度因干旱和热浪导致的低产期中复苏，当时价格飙升至历史高位。
The Spanish olive oil market has recovered from a period of low production caused by drought and heatwaves during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, when prices soared to record levels.
橄榄油价格的大幅上涨促使许多西班牙家庭改用葵花籽油等更便宜的替代品。
The sharp increase in the price of olive oil prompted many Spanish households to switch to cheaper alternatives such as sunflower oil.