Sep 16, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Turkey’s olive oil exports declined substantially to 7,000 tonnes last season compared with as much as 92,000 in 2012/13, according to the country’s Olive Oil Exporters Union. Source: Agranet.com Read full article here.
Sep 16, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business
Imagine a tough guy who stands up to organised crime, and you probably think of a steely cop or a crusading prosecutor. But in the Calabria region of southern Italy, the tough guys who have neutralised the local mafia are not the sort you would expect. Daniele Pacicca...
Sep 16, 2016 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive business
A cruel year for local crops, 2016 showed no kindness to the olive industry, with one producer having seen his harvest drop by more than four-fifths. And while last year, the small family business was inundated with requests to press the olives of other growers, only...
Sep 16, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business
Retail prices of olive oil in India are expected to fall by up to 20% due to a likely bumper crop in some key producing countries, particularly Spain, marketers such as Borges and Del Monte have said. Source Economic Times Read full article here.
Sep 16, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The villa that once belonged to Michelangelo, which includes an almost 1,000-year-old olive press and millstone, is going for about $8.4 million. “I think the property would be perfect for someone who has a love of olive oil and would like to restore the old mill,”...
Sep 7, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
After a one-year test with Greek oils, the world’s second largest retailer has returned to Italy for its Kirkland Signature brand, saying it was “what members wanted.” Costco Switches Back to Italian for Private Label...
