Olive Harvesting

One of the most debated questions among growers is when to harvest. Harvesting can be done in many different ways, from hand-picking to completely mechanized harvesting. The different options are important to understand as harvesting costs can make a big difference in the production cost of the olive oil. Harvest timing is described in the following pages. You will also find a useful harvest checklist that we developed based on our many years of harvesting and milling.