Fresh Raw Ripe Olives, 20 lb Box

CURRENT HARVEST: MANZANILLO. Late Ripe olives now at 75%–100% Purple are available as the crop advances. Rain is forecasted for our local area. Orders placed after November 2nd may not be harvested and shipped until mid to end November.

Fresh, uncured, oil-rich olives harvested in Corning later in the season and selected for soundness, maturity, and suitability for ripe curing or small-batch pressing.

2026 Ripe Olive Harvest Update, October 26

Our ripe olive harvest is now moving naturally from Early Ripe into Late Ripe fruit.

All ripe-olive fulfillment this week and next is Manzanillo.

At the same time, Manzanillo arriving from the orchard is already showing approximately 75–100% purple-to-black color development, placing it well within our Late Ripe — 50–100% Purple selection. Late Ripe is therefore the maturity currently available for new orders.

Early Ripe is paused rather than finished for the season. We may reopen that maturity later if another Corning orchard offers suitable fruit at the 25–50% purple stage.

Each box contains a single olive variety. We do not mix varieties within a box. Manzanillo is the current harvest variety, but the variety may change as we move among Corning orchards later in the season.

Late-season harvesting is increasingly dependent on weather. Rain and cold can interrupt picking while the fruit continues to mature on the tree. If weather creates a temporary break between harvests, we may return the product to preorder status until picking resumes.

CURRENT HARVEST: EARLY RIPE — 25–50% PURPLE IS PAUSED FOR NEW ORDERS. LATE RIPE — 50–100% PURPLE IS NOW AVAILABLE AS THE CROP CONTINUES TO MATURE.

Variety and Harvest Maturity

Our ripe olive offer is selected for soundness, maturity, and suitability for ripe curing or small-batch pressing. All varieties selected for this program are oil-rich.

The 2026 harvest is offered in two maturity stages:

Early Ripe — 25–50% Purple — currently paused for new orders
Late Ripe — 50–100% Purple — currently available

These ranges describe the overall color development of the fruit at harvest rather than an exact percentage of individual olives in each box. Natural variation from olive to olive is expected; the fruit will not be visually uniform.

Early Ripe fruit has developed substantial purple color while retaining more of the firmness and color variation associated with an earlier stage of maturity.

Late Ripe fruit is further advanced, ranging from predominantly purple to nearly black depending on variety and harvest date. It will generally be more tender than Early Ripe fruit and show greater oil development within the flesh.

Fruit size and shape also vary by variety. This offer is selected for mature, oil-rich fruit rather than uniform table-olive size or appearance.

Fresh Ripe Olives for Home Curing

These freshly harvested olives are sold raw, uncured, and untreated. They must be cured before eating.

Our ripe olive selection is intended for curing methods suited to mature fruit, including dry-salt curing and other traditional ripe-olive preparations.

Because variety and maturity change naturally during the late-season harvest, please review the current harvest update before ordering.

The 20 lb box is a practical choice for larger household batches, classrooms, community programs, or small-batch pressing projects. Customers who prefer a smaller quantity may choose our 10 lb box of fresh raw ripe olives.

Curing Guidance

For tested home-curing guidance, see our Reader’s Guide to UC ANR’s Olives: Safe Methods for Home Pickling.

The Reader’s Guide helps you navigate the University of California’s peer-reviewed instructions for water curing, brining, dry-salt curing, lye curing, storage, and food-safety considerations.

Ripe Olives for Small-Batch Oil Pressing

Some customers purchase ripe olives for educational programs or hobby-scale oil pressing.

Customers using a cider press followed by gravity separation have reported producing approximately 16 fluid ounces of oil from a 20 lb box.

This is an anecdotal planning estimate rather than a guaranteed yield. Actual results vary substantially according to olive variety, maturity, oil content, equipment, pressing technique, and extraction efficiency.

Ripe Olives for Chanukah Oil-Making Programs

We learned a great deal from our school, community center, and temple customers during the 2025 harvest and are expanding this program for 2026.

For Chanukah 2026 oil-making programs, customers may choose one of two scheduled shipping dates by leaving a note on the order or calling Liz:

Place order by Friday, November 13 for shipping Monday, November 16
Place order by Friday, November 20 for shipping Monday, November 23

Please consult our UPS transit map when selecting your shipping date to determine the expected travel time from our Corning packing house. Read Rabbi Jaffe's classroom guide for making oil for Chanukah.

Contact Liz Tagami at 530-727-2004 with questions about ordering or timing.

2026 Ripe Olive Prices

Early Ripe and Late Ripe fruit are priced the same. Price is determined by box size rather than maturity or olive variety.

Harvest Maturity	10 lb Box	20 lb Box
Early Ripe — 25–50% Purple	$70 · $7.00/lb	$135 · $6.75/lb
Late Ripe — 50–100% Purple	$70 · $7.00/lb	$135 · $6.75/lb

Early Ripe is currently paused for new orders. Late Ripe is currently available. Prices shown are for the olives only; UPS Ground shipping is calculated separately at checkout.

How Fresh Ripe Olives Ship

During harvest, ripe olives are picked from Corning orchards, then sorted and hand-packed at our Fresh Olive Rally Point in Corning for our afternoon UPS pickup.

Current fulfillment is Manzanillo. We are completing the remaining Early Ripe orders while beginning Late Ripe fulfillment as the fruit advances naturally on the tree.

Late-season picking is scheduled around fruit maturity and weather. If rain temporarily interrupts harvest, new orders may be accepted as preorders until picking resumes.

All fresh olives ship by UPS Ground. The exact charge is calculated at checkout using American Olive Farmer’s discounted UPS merchant rate and passed through without markup.

Each 20 lb box ships separately with its own UPS label.

Net weight: 20 lb
Carton dimensions: 16 × 10 × 7.5 inches
Carrier service: UPS Ground
Expedited shipping is not available

Looking for Firm Green Olives?

Our firm green olive harvest takes place earlier in the season, generally throughout September and early October.

Visit our Sevillano and Manzanillo product pages to learn about those varieties and sign up for availability notifications for the next harvest.