Jan 8, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Organic
The new organic olive oil facility officially started production last month by the Kilis Organic Olive Producers’ Union to help relieve the impact of the Syrian crises on the hosting region to support local development. Now more than ever, the olive oil facility will...
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Weather plays an important role in the success of growing olive trees. Parts of Europe, known for producing much of the world’s olive oil, have experienced weather that has dropped production of the popular cooking oil. Higher than average rainfall and an...
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Research
The International Olive Council (IOC), GEA Westfalia Separator Ibérica and the Spanish Association of Municipalities of Olivo (AEMO) presented preliminary results of an international study to analyze the cost of producing one kilogram of olive oil.
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
The boss of Sicilian Mafia group Cosa Nostra, Matteo Messina Denaro, has been dedicating his time to olive oil production, apparently producing extra virgin olive oil in a corrupt business that goes by the name “Fontane D’Oro” of Trapani, Sicily, Italian police...
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Reading the labels of their wine and olive oil bottles, one might think Planeta is an invented brand name referring to the universe of estates and products the Sicilian company has been running and creating over the last 20 years. Instead, this is the real surname of...
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Local congressman Giovanni Epifani, in a note addressed to the Regional Councillor for Agriculture and the Apulian members of the European Parliament, said: “I would demand a permanent decision to insert the sturnus volgaris (common starling) among the huntable bird...
