EVOO
There are many extra virgin olive oils out there that are downright frauds. In fact, the majority of olive oils on your supermarket shelf don’t deserve the title of “extra…
Tallying the figures from last year, the International Olive Council (IOC) in its latest newsletter said olive oil imports to the US rose due to the strong output for the…
Australia’s largest olive oil producer, Boundary Bend Ltd, is setting up a $20 million olive press in Woodland to process 20 tons of olives per hour into extra virgin olive…
Turkey’s olive oil exports have decreased by almost 50% in the last two months from the same period of the previous year as producers kept their products in stock with…
In Crete, bulk prices for premium quality EVOO with less than 0.3 acidity have dropped as low as €2.60 ($3.16) per kilo. Olive growers desperate for cash flow are selling…
With a goal to study the effect of controlled environmental conditions on olive oil chemistry, quality and sensory evaluation, three departments of the University of Florence are conducting multidisciplinary research…
The FOE and Olivegrower team regularly have enquiries from people looking for small-batch processors: it’s not uncommon for ‘home’ olive growers to want to produce their own oil, and weather-induced…
Entries for the autumn classes of the Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards (RMFFA) are now open to producers nationally. The bi-annual awards, conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria,…