Oct 6, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends
By Joe Whitworth+, 25-Sep-2017 Almost a third of olive oil samples tested within a two year period were judged non-compliant, according to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).
Oct 6, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends
The RHS is to let garden designers and nurseries know whether they can use high-risk Xylella host plants in the next few weeks, with olives, lavender, rosemary and other plants in the firing line. The RHS said it would not publish its policy until it sends out garden...
Oct 6, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business
By Gary Scattergood+, 25-Sep-2017 Supplement and food firms operating in China’s booming cross border e-commerce market have been buoyed by a year-long extension of the existing trade laws, which were due to be replaced on January 1.
Aug 11, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
On Thursday, congressional Republicans in the United States dropped a proposal for a 20% tax on imported goods as part of a broader tax reform plan. The Border Adjustment Tax (BAT) would have put European olive oil producers at a competitive disadvantage in relation...
Aug 11, 2017 | International News/Trends, Marketing, Olive business
Whole Foods’ promise to lower prices has yielded disappointing results. Business Insider compared prices on 29 items at a Whole Foods store in Richmond, Virginia, to prices on those same items in November 2015. Most interesting is the info on EVOO – instead of a lower...
Aug 11, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business
China is purchasing record amounts of olive oil and helping to stimulate global production, said a leading olive industry organization on Thursday. Chinese purchases of olive oil rose by 17% during the first seven months of the 2016-2017 crop year, according to the...
