210.000 8,2% 150.000 5,2% Turkey 185.000 7,3% 115.000 4,5% 143.600 4,9% Morocco 40.000 1,6%

Spain, and Turkey. The U.S. imported 47,800,000 US gallons (181,000 m3) of olive oil in 1998, of which 34,600,000 US gallons (131,000 m3) came from Italy.[16]
Turkey, New Zealand, The Republic of South Africa,[17] Argentina[18] and Chile[19] also produce extra virgin olive oil.
Olive orchards in Arizona, California, and Texas are producing olive oil that is appearing on USA grocery market shelves alongside the Mediterranean olive oils.[citation needed]

Major producers of olive oil in the world between 2000 and 2009
Country    2000    %    2005    %    2009    %
 Spain    962.400    38,2%    819.428    32,1%    1.199.200    41,2%
 Italy    507.400    20,1%    671.315    26,3%    587.700    20,2%
 Greece    408.375    16,2%    386.385    15,1%    332.600    11,4%
 Syria    165.354    6,6%    123.143    4,8%    168.163    5,8%
 Tunisia    115.000    4,6%    210.000    8,2%    150.000    5,2%
 Turkey    185.000    7,3%    115.000    4,5%    143.600    4,9%
 Morocco    40.000    1,6%    50.000    2,0%    95.300    3,3%
 Algeria    30.488    1,2%    34.694    1,4%    56.000    1,9%
 Portugal    25.974    1,0%    31.817    1,2%    53.300    1,8%
 Argentina    10.500    0,4%    20.000    0,8%    22.700    0,8%
 Lebanon    5.300    0,2%    6.800    0,3%    19.700    0,7%
 Jordan    27.202    1,1%    17.458    0,7%    16.760    0,6%
 Libya    6.000    0,2%    7.900    0,3%    15.000    0,5%
TOTAL    2.518.629    100,0%    2.552.182    100,0%    2.911.115    100%
[20] FAO
Regulation[edit]

Main article: Olive oil regulation and adulteration
Olive oil is classified by how it was produced, by its chemistry, and by panels that perform olive oil taste testing.[21]


International Olive Council building
The International Olive Council (IOC) — an intergovernmental organization based in Madrid, Spain, with 16 member states plus the European Union.[22] — promotes olive oil around the world by tracking production, defining quality standards, and monitoring authenticity. The IOC officially governs 95% of international production and holds great influence over the rest. The EU regulates the use of different protected designation of origin labels for olive oils.[23]
The United States is not a member o