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The results of the 15th National Competition for Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Producers for the 2024–2025 agricultural season were unveiled on Friday evening in the city of Meknes, with the presentation of the Prix de la Meilleure Qualité Huile d'Olive Extra Vierge.
The competition, which has become an annual fixture held alongside Morocco's International Agriculture Show (SIAM), was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, in consultation with the Moroccan Interprofessional Federation for Olives (INTERPROLIVE).
According to information released during the awards ceremony, "the competition was run under a system established in line with the standards applied by the International Olive Council in this field," noting that "the new strategy [Green Generation 2020-2030] has placed great emphasis on improving the quality of agricultural products, including olive oil."
The competition, which recognises the finest extra virgin olive oils, was open to "all olive oil producers" in Morocco. This year saw "57 candidates from six regions" take part, according to official figures.
Results By Category
Under the competition's rules, twelve olive oils from three regions were awarded prizes, divided into four categories based on "fruitiness": intense green fruitiness, medium green fruitiness, light green fruitiness, and ripe fruitiness.
Three prizes (first, second and third) were awarded in each category.
In the intense green fruitiness category, first prize went to OLIVEINVEST (Fez-Meknes region), second prize to OLEA CAPITAL from the same region, while third prize went to Lamaati Bousserhane from the Marrakech-Safi region.
In the second category, medium green fruitiness, awarded at a ceremony attended by Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ahmed El Bouari, along with the Governor of Meknes Province, Abdelghani Sebbar, as well as officials and industry professionals, first place went to "Coopérative Ghdir Rmel" from the Marrakech-Safi region, second place to "Tguemat Olive Mill" from the same region, and third place to Said El Alaoui (Marrakech-Safi region).
In the light green fruitiness category, Mohamed El Maslouhi (Marrakech-Safi region) took first prize, followed by Abdelouafi El Mrita in second place, and Abdelmajid Dhafer in third place, both from the same region.
In the fourth category, ripe fruitiness, first prize went to "Moulin Hamidi El Baraka" (Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region), second prize to EL BACHA OLIVE OIL (Marrakech-Safi region), and third prize to "Moulin Ben Malouk" (Marrakech-Safi region).
Source: Hespress