Italian producers won the highest number of awards for the sixth consecutive year at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition. At the 2022 edition of the world’s largest olive oil quality competition, producers from Italy earned 158 Gold and Silver Awards. Spain came in second with 128 awards.

However, this year’s tally represented a significant drop from last year’s record-high 211 awards. Extreme weather events in the north of the country prevented many producers from entering the competition.