Aug 31, 2016 | NZ, Olive business, Services
ONZ Certification has hit a new record this year, with almost 200 samples submitted for testing. Even better is the news that so far all but one have been assessed as EVOO – a credit to the hard work and dedication of NZ producers. The list of certified EVOOs now...
Aug 31, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Tunisian representatives and others are speaking out about a campaign to tarnish the reputation of the country’s olive oil after Europe raised import limits to help with its economic recovery. A Smear Campaign Against Tunisian Olive Oil...
Aug 31, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Following a crippling harvest two years ago, and a strong one last year, Italian farmers remain diligent and optimistic as the 2016 harvest approaches. Farmers in Italy Optimistic as Harvest Season Nears...
Aug 31, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Police in Ghana arrested several bottlers accused of selling vegetable and “other” oils labeled as olive oil, Ghanaian news sites reported. In some cases, the scammers submitted samples to the Food and Drug Authority for approval, before switching out the oil with...
Aug 24, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business
The race to save the endemic olive tree has intensified, as a rediscovered species, mentioned in Renaissance literature is being repopulated. The Perla Maltese is still in the process of being registered as a Maltese endemic variety by the International Olive Council...
Aug 24, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business
The good news for California olive growers is prices paid by the state’s two primary canners of table olives will average slightly more than they paid last year. But this good news comes a bit late for Dave Hails, who for 15 years has operated his 40-acre olive grove...
