Vegetable Oil Market Grows 2.6%

According to figures released by the consultancy Nielsen, in 2015 the olive oil sales in Brazil grew by 2.6% in volume, with 56.8 million liters, with average sales price to $ 26 per liter. In the evaluation of the company, the category represents 4.8% of the total market of vegetable oils, which grew by 1 percent in volume last year and 3.8% in revenue. According to Nielsen, despite the growing pace, a slowdown of olive oil, in comparison-2014 2015. In addition, there was also a noticeable high on rising prices, although still below the inflation.