International News/Trends

Home produced rapeseed oil has become so popular with health conscious shoppers it is now knocking back sales of imported extra virgin olive oil for the first time. Extra virgin…

The Italian Minister of Agricultural Food and Forestry Policies comments news of the European Commission’s withdrawal: “For us it is a cultural battle and one for legality. That part of…

The unfavorable weather conditions of the previous period had a tragic impact on the crops of olive producers this year, regardless of the olive variety (Kalamon Olive, Chondrolia of Chalkidiki…

Indian olive oil imports rose by 66% to 11,916 tonnes in 2012-13 despite rise in global prices, an industry body said on Tuesday. “India imported 11,916.76 tonnes in the year…

It’s a nervous time for Nelson olive growers as they try to beat the onset of winter, and the birds, to harvest what is expected to be a record crop.…

Moves to ban olive oil jugs in restaurants have been ridiculed but beyond the bureaucracy lies a serious environmental and sustainability issue. The latest European Commission controversy arose from an…

The United States docked two in every five tons of olive oil imported globally in the first six months of this season, according to the latest market newsletter from the…