Mar 1, 2016 | NZ, Olive business, Olive Oil News
The Olives NZ Executive has welcomed Niall Holland as the new Chair of the Canterbury Branch. With his wife Jan Whyte, Niall owns the award-winning 1000-tree Old French Road olive grove at Akaroa. Niall takes over from former Canterbury Chair Tony Millar, who has...
Mar 1, 2016 | Australia, NZ, Olive business, Services, Surveys
Harvest 2016 is getting closer … thanks to all the small-batch processors who have contacted us with their details; they’re now on our register, which we’re referencing already to connect processors with people wanting to utilise their services this year. The register...
Mar 1, 2016 | Australia, Olive business, Olive Oil Shows
The second annual Harvest Open Day will be held on Sunday, May 8 at Nangkita Olive Grove, Tooperang. Last year’s event was a huge success, attracting visitors across the state to the Fleurieu grove. It’s a jam-packed day of olive education, including olive oil tasting...
Feb 16, 2016 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive business
Under the five-year (2015-2020) plan, the Punjab government would provide two million olive saplings free of cost to the farmers of Potohar region.
Feb 16, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business
There was a spike in olive oil prices in stores in a number of western European markets last year on the back of a fall in supply, caused by factors that are still having an impact on production. Jacques Dupré, insight director for IRI in France and Anne Lefranc, the...
Feb 16, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
European Members of Parliament have endorsed a plan to help the Tunisian economy in the wake of last year’s terrorists attacks by allowing 70,000 tons of duty-free olive oil imports.