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NZ EVOO shortage

Olives New Zealand has received reports of low harvest in many regions in the North Island this year. A number of growers have no harvest and others are reporting less than 20% of what they harvested in 2014. This means that there will be a demand for certified NZ...

2015 ONZ Certification

ONZ reports that the first 2015 oils from Northland have already been assessed. The list of certified EVOOs is now on the ONZ website and will be updated as new results are received. Producers are reminded that the turnaround time for full results is now 5-6 weeks...

Montalto Abundance Olive Festival

The annual Montalto Abundance Olive Festival is being held this year on July 4-5, celebrating the new season’s olive oils with food, wine, live music, friends and “all things olive”. Along with olive oils and other products, there’ll be a live cooking demonstration,...

Italy raises awareness over fraudulent olive oil

Italy’s largest farming group and lobby has warned of deceptive practices to sell imported products as genuine Italian extra virgin olive oil. According to Coldiretti, Italy imported some 666,000 tons of olive oil and olive pomace in 2014, a 38% increase on the...