PDO olive oils and olives in France
At present, in France, 10 geographical areas with Protected Designation of Origin status are recognised for their olive oil and/or olives and/or olive paste, and these areas represent a historic centre of production.
France’s olive oils and olives PDO:
- 9 olive oils PDO
- 6 PDO olives
- 1 olive paste PDO
Olive oils in PDO
- Aix-en-Provence olive oil PDO
- Aix-en-Provence olive oil – ripened olives PDO
- Corsican olive oil – Oliu di Corsica – harvested directly from the tree PDO
- Corsican olive oil – Oliu di Corsica – traditional harvesting method PDO
- Haute-Provence olive oil PDO
- Languedoc olive oil PDO
- Olive oil from Nice PDO
- Nîmes olive oil PDO
- Nyons olive oil PDO
- Olive oil from Provence PDO
- Olive oil from Provence – ripened olives PDO
- Olive oil from the Baux-de-Provence Valley PDO
- Olive oil from the Baux-de-Provence Valley – ripened olives PDO
Olives in PDO
Olive paste in PDO
Share of each PDO olive oil in national production
Total olive oil PDO: 1,396 tonnes
Total olive oils (excluding PDO): 3,687 tonnes
Total domestic olive oil production: 5,083 tonnes
(6-year average)
Share of each PDO table olive in national production
Total olives PDO: 635.5 tonnes
Total olives (excluding PDO): 724.5 tonnes
Total national olive production: 1,360.6 tonnes
(6-year average)
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