Table Olive News

Are you the winner of the 2007 ‘Olive Centre, Australian Olive Grower of the Year’ award? You will have to find out at the National AOA Awards dinner.

According to estimates of the Foreign Trade Institute of Spain, United States consumes about 170000 tons of olives annually.

The 3rd annual Australian Olive Expo has grown to be the most important event on the olive industry calendar with more than 70% attending in 2006 and that number expected to rise in 2007, organisers say.

A principal scientist and world-renowned olive expert from the world’s foremost research facility for table olives will be a keynote speaker at the Australian Olive Expo in Canberra in October.

An Italian olive plant manufacturer has developed a processor to specifically handle olives grown in very dry environments which require ongoing irrigation and produce a fruit with a higher water content.

The winners of the Australian National Table Olive Competition 2007 have just been announced.

The Hristofis family have been olive growers and contractors for many years in South Australia. Developing their service to a professional level has taken years of experience and perseverance.

The recently established Modern Olives Laboratory Services has gained international recognition and received accreditation from the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA).