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Extremadura’s olive oil awards recognize producers across five categories
Extremadura’s 2026 Extrema Selección awards recognized regional olive oils at a ceremony in Mérida.
Alguijuela won the small-producer category, Maimona the large-producer category and Vieiru the organic category.
Nuestra Señora del Salobrar received awards for conventional oil and cooperative-produced extra virgin olive oil, according to two accounts of the winners.
A local account says the Jaraíz de la Vera cooperative also received a prize for its mill master, giving it three distinctions, while the other accounts list two.
The awards highlight a sector with about 300,000 hectares of olive groves, around 70,000 farms and roughly 150 mills in the region.
Extremadura averages about 65,000 tonnes of extra virgin olive oil per season and is Spain’s third-largest producing region.
The sector faces pressure from production costs and changing prices, while its oils are also sold in international markets.
The 2026 Extrema Selección awards recognized Extremadura extra virgin olive oils across five categories.
The awards ceremony was held at the Mérida Conference Centre.
Alguijuela won the small-producer category, Maimona won the large-producer category and Vieiru won the organic category.
Nuestra Señora del Salobrar received a special mention for cooperative-produced oil and the conventional oil gold medal.
The awards also recognized mill masters and highlighted the importance of olive oil production to Extremadura’s rural economy.
- Who
- Extremadura olive oil producers and mill masters were recognized.
- What
- The 27th Extrema Selección awards honored regional olive oils across five categories.
- When
- The ceremony took place on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The Mérida Conference Centre, in Extremadura, Spain.
- Why
- The awards evaluate and promote the quality of the region’s olive oil and recognize the work behind its production.
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The Extrema Selección awards ceremony was held at the Mérida Conference Centre.
Europa Press reported on the awards ceremony and winners.
- Awards
- 27th Extrema Selección
- Venue
- Mérida Conference Centre
- Small-producer winner
- Alguijuela
- Large-producer winner
- Maimona
- Organic winner
- Vieiru
- Regional olive groves
- About 300,000 hectares
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a reasonable price for the person who buys it and, at the same time, a fair price for the person who produces it
vital for Extremadura