International News/Trends
The Greek farming sector would be able to raise the value of its exports from the four billion euros a year it stands at today to 10 billion euros if…
Agricultural organizations and the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture are working together to create a working plan to improve the viability of the struggling table olive industry in the autonomous community…
Ketchum is handling a six-month $1.2M 2014 “Olives from Spain” promotional campaign on behalf of the country’s trade commission. The through-November effort includes research, planning, consumer advertising, execution targeting consumers…
The olive harvest has started earlier than usual in the Croatian olive-growing regions of Istria and Dalmatia, bringing disappointing yields for producers. While 2013 was a record year for the…
Coldiretti, the primary association of Italian farmers, raised the alarm on olive oil production in Liguria. Due to bad weather and floods during recent weeks, olive production in 2014 is…
A Midwestern olive oil merchant with seven locations will pitch his business on the popular American television show Shark Tank this Friday at 9pm (EST). The show, now in its…
It is generally recommended that fried food is avoided or consumed sparingly. However, vegetable-based dishes fried in olive oil were common in traditional Mediterranean diets without, it appears, the negative…
With an unusually fast procedure, Italy’s Chamber of Deputies approved EU regulation 2013 bis (S1533), whose article 19 contains important rules about olive oil. Following the approval, the Italian Parliament…