Sep 22, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Olive oil imports into the United States bounced back from April to June, finally tipping the world’s biggest market back into growth – of 4% – over last season. New figures from the International Olive Council (IOC) also show that shipments are up 19% in Canada and...
Sep 22, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Turkey has found itself in the midst of an unprecedented agricultural crisis as a result of periods of drought, frost and excessive rainfall this year, said Turkish Union of Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar on Friday. A major element is a 75%...
Sep 22, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The agency responsible for enforcing a new ban on the sale of “on-tap” olive oil in the United Kingdom has provided new details on what would constitute such a sale.
Sep 22, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Research
More than eight months after deadly bacteria has threatened olive crops in Italy, and olive prices worldwide, the Italian Ministry of Agriculture (MIPAAF) has announced a monitoring plan to battle Xylella fastidiosa, the plant-killing microbes that have infected over...
Sep 22, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Spanish olive oil giant Deoleo has asked for a deferment of a €63.3 million ($83 million) tax bill to the Italian government. The debt comes from the actions of the conglomerate’s Carapelli Firenze subsidiary, which is swimming in unpaid customs duties, tax bills,...
Sep 22, 2014 | NZ, Olive Oil News
You can imagine the pitch: Let’s show the world that Martinborough isn’t just about wine. And let’s do it with a culinary festival themed around the region’s other agricultural big-hitter – olives – where the public can visit olive...
