May 5, 2017 | Competitions, NZ, Olive business
Winners in two prestigious international Olive Oil competitions have just been announced and New Zealand features in both. At the New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC) Akaroa producers Robinsons Bay and Old French Road both won Gold for their EVOOs –...
May 5, 2017 | Australia, Marketing, Olive business
At Freshfield Grove olive orchard near Richmond in southern Tasmania, Glenn and Fiona Makowski are looking at value-adding to their product. The Makowskis are relative newcomers to the olive industry and, by their own admission, have been on a huge learning curve....
May 5, 2017 | Australia, Olive business
The South Australian Government has an extensive business mission calendar planned for 2017, taking delegates to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), South East Asia, China, Europe, USA, North Asia and India. Agribusiness and food are two of the major focus...
Apr 27, 2017 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business
The Lazio regional administrative court (TAR) on Thursday rejected an appeal by the Puglia region against a government order to uproot and replant olive trees for the construction of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), APA reported citing ANSA agency.
Apr 27, 2017 | Equipment, General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
As debate revolves around whether or not Maria da Fé is an olive species unique to Brazil, both traditional mills and technologically advanced machinery have contributed to the increased quality of olive oil here. Brazil Looks for Its Own Olive...
Apr 27, 2017 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Suppliers & Announcements
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Supply has identified irregularities in 45 brands of olive oil among 140 collected in the last two years. Some 79% of the irregularities related to quality, in which bad product was passed off as good. And while we’re on...
