Politics · Italy · 10 hrs ago
Puglia olive oil producers plan protest over sector crisis
Olive growers, cooperatives and olive mills from across Puglia plan to gather outside the prefecture in Bari on October 12.
The protest is organized by Orgoglio Olivicolo and Confagricoltura Bari-Bat.
The organizers say the crisis puts 16,000 businesses and more than 30,000 jobs at risk.
They have drawn up a 10-point plan and will give it to the prefect, the government’s local representative.
Their main demands include official recognition of the crisis, immediate support, stronger checks against fraud, and measures to support olive oil prices and mills.
They say the sector is important to employment and income across the region.
A meeting with industry representatives and the Italian Banking Association is also scheduled at the regional agriculture department, where access to credit for businesses and mills will be discussed.
Puglia olive oil producers plan to protest in Bari on Monday, 12 October, over a crisis affecting the sector.
The demonstration is promoted by Orgoglio Olivicolo and Confagricoltura Bari-Bat.
The organizers say the sector involves 16,000 businesses and more than 30,000 jobs in Puglia.
They plan to deliver a ten-point document to the prefect, calling for urgent measures including crisis recognition, anti-fraud checks and support for oil storage and mills.
A meeting of the olive oil supply chain, including the Italian Banking Association, is scheduled at the regional agriculture department on the afternoon of 12 October.
- Who
- Olive growers, cooperatives and olive mills, mobilized by Orgoglio Olivicolo and Confagricoltura Bari-Bat.
- What
- They plan to protest over the olive oil sector crisis and deliver a ten-point document to the prefect.
- When
- Monday, 12 October 2026.
- Where
- Piazza Prefettura in Bari, Puglia.
- Why
- They want regional and national politicians to address the sector’s crisis and provide urgent measures.
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If there is no intervention immediately, the real risk is the loss of businesses, income and jobs.
The time for stopgap measures is over: an organic plan and immediate political responses are needed, both nationally and locally.
Bari prefect Rossana Riflesso received metropolitan-area mayors and a delegation of olive growers.
Corriere della Sera reported that producers planned to demonstrate the following day in Bari.
Producers, cooperatives and olive mills are due to gather outside the prefecture and deliver their document.
A meeting of the olive oil supply chain, including the Italian Banking Association, is scheduled at the regional agriculture department.
- Businesses
- 16,000 Puglia businesses are involved, according to the committee.
- Jobs
- More than 30,000 jobs are at stake, according to the committee.
- Direct employment
- More than 20,000 people work directly in the sector.
- Indirect employment
- Between 10,000 and 12,000 people work in related activities.
- Protest location
- Piazza Prefettura, Bari
- Demand document
- A ten-point proposal is due to be delivered to the prefect.
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