International News/Trends
Spain’s National Association of Industrial Packagers and Edible Oil Refiners (ANIERAC) announced yesterday that the country’s olive oil sales reached 351.5 million litres (302,290 metric tons) between October 2014 and…
On September 2013, California Senate Bill 250 was signed into law establishing the Olive Oil Commission of California (OOCC). Since then, new standards for olive oil labeling and quality have…
A raging five-year civil war has claimed nearly a quarter-million lives. Most of the population — an estimated 11 million — have fled their homes. Most of the territory is…
Touring their centuries-old olive orchard and state-of-the-art oil mill with just a month to go before harvest, Crudo’s Giuseppe Schiralli and Antonio Rutigliano are all smiles. At this time last…
Tunisia exported more olive oil than any other country for the 2014/2015 season, overtaking Spain, according to statistics released by the Tunisian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy. Olive oil…
“Olives from Spain, Make Food Yummy Everyday,” a campaign aimed at informing and educating the Indian consumer on the values of Spanish olives and the different ways of eating and…
The United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Switzerland has adopted a new agreement on olive oil that comes into effect January 1, 2017.
War-torn Syria is leading a resurgence of global olive oil production in 2015, as growers fight against the odds to bottle a good harvest after a terrible year for the…