Sep 16, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business
According to official sources, the Olive tree (Olea europea) was introduced into China over 40 years ago. However, the crop only started to expand at the beginning of the millennium. The areas of greatest potential for the development of olive growing are Gansu,...
Sep 16, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Twenty-five mills in China managed to produce 5,000 tons of olive oil this year according to the International Olive Council citing official sources, a 75% increase over the previous season. Olive Oil Production in China Reaches 5,000...
Sep 16, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business
The olive harvest has begun with South Texas growers expecting a record year due to favourable weather and more acreage coming into production. Crews at the Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard just south of San Antonio started their harvest over Labor Day weekend. Source San...
Sep 16, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business
Ministry of National Food Security and Research is reportedly sitting on a fact-finding inquiry conducted by a parliamentary panel against a “specific group” associated with Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) involved in massive bungling in olive...
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...
