wrote on Aug 21^st, 2008 at 9:22pm:

If you want oil from your own olives you will need to provide a minimum of 300 kgs.  The El Perello mill might accept 200+ but will charge you for 300.  You need to get the olives to the mill by the evening of the second day or first thing on the third day - giving you about 2 working days to harvest.  Acidity and quality suffer after this time.  Best to store your pickings flat on tarps overnight to avoid them heating up and you'll get loads of maggots wiggling out - but they're just extra protein  (tough luck to the veggies !)  Do NOT store them in plastic bags.  Make sure you have an appointed delivery time with the mill before you start your harvest or you might get squeezed out by the locals/regulars.  Expect to pay 60 to 80 euros for a 300 kg press and arrange whether you provide containers or buy them from the  mill at their price.  We hv a huge crop at the moment but won't get tempted to get our own oil.  We'll sell the olives and buy the oil we need from different areas/countries/brands.  Hope this helps.

Where is the best place to buy your plastic containers and how much do they run to?