Nov 29, 2013 | Olive Oil News, Uncategorised
More than two-thirds of the total value of Australian crop production comes as the result of protection products, meaning that some of the country’s harvests would be commercially unviable without them.
Nov 29, 2013 | Olive Oil News, Seminars/Conference
The 2014 AOA National Conference and Trade Exhibition will be held in Newcastle from 17-19 September. The 17th will be a Field Day in the Hunter Valley, followed by the conference proper on the 18th and 19th (Thursday and Friday). Among other constructive changes...
Nov 29, 2013 | Olive Oil News, Uncategorised
What began as outrage over phone bugging accusations has now escalated to the point that Indonesia revealed it was turning away from Australian food imports.
Nov 29, 2013 | Olive Oil News, Table Olive News, Uncategorised
A Victorian producer is looking to source green Manzanilla and Hardy’s Mammoth table olives from the 2013 harvest, preferably in 250L drums, with delivery as soon as possible – ph 0419 515 947. A Queensland producer is looking for Kalamata table olives,...
Nov 29, 2013 | Olive Oil News, Uncategorised
The AOA would like to hear from any growers that are having issues – or not – with exporting oil to China. In particular they are seeking to source information on which ports are rejecting oil and which ports are accepting oil. Anyone who can assist is asked to...
Nov 29, 2013 | Olive Oil News, Uncategorised
Australia’s über-powerful supermarket chains have agreed to a voluntary code of conduct with a peak food industry body, in a move that is expected to prevent the retailers from abusing market power against suppliers.
