May 18, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business
What country do you think is the second largest olive oil producer this year? It’s Tunisia! That’s right. While the olive crop in other countries declined, Tunisia’s crop was abundant.
May 18, 2015 | International News/Trends, Labelling, Olive business
A Spanish consumer rights group has launched a naming and shaming Twitter campaign after it found one third of consumers surveyed has bought the wrong product due to confusing food labels.
May 18, 2015 | Australia, Olive business
Riverina farmers are among this year’s budget’s big winners, with $300 million in drought relief and big tax breaks for fencing and water retention facilities announced on Tuesday night. Farmers will be able to claim an immediate deduction on the bill for new fencing...
May 11, 2015 | Australia, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Port Lincoln’s once thriving olive industry is on the brink of collapsing as imported oils make it hard to compete. At the peak of its success in the early 2000s, the Eyre Peninsula olive industry had more than 30 different producers catering for local and...
May 8, 2015 | Australia, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
New country of origin food labels might not be fully rolled out until 2017, despite the Federal Government calling the overhaul “urgent” earlier this year. A hepatitis A outbreak, linked to frozen berries imported from China, prompted the change....
May 8, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
An extra virgin olive oil produced in France and which the grower claims to be produced entirely without insecticides and fertilisers (went) on sale in the UK (last) week. The product differs from most commercially-produced olive oils, which largely rely on...
