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...
Jul 26, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business
The US may be getting ready to whack Spain with an olive branch. The administration of President Donald Trump, who talked tough on trade during the campaign and has continued in that vein throughout the early part of his time in office, is zeroing in on whether the...
Jul 26, 2017 | Australia, Olive business
The Australian Government is undertaking the Seasonal Work Incentives Trial from 1 July 2017 to help address the seasonal labour demands of horticultural growers. The two-year trial aims to encourage people to take up short term seasonal work opportunities in the...
