Oct 6, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business
Turkey should be able to sell its olive oil to European Union markets in a customs-free manner, just like it can do for olives, rather than on inward-processing model, to give a boost to its exports, a leading sector player has said.
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...
Aug 11, 2017 | Australia, Olive business, Surveys
Expressions of interest are currently being sought from olive growers to participate in the Australian Olive Industry Benchmarking program. Funded by Hort Innovation using the olive levy, and delivered by independent consulting group RMCG, benchmarking is a great...