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With funding now secured thanks to outstanding grower support, the ONZ Focus Grove Project is off and running. A round of preliminary visits to the four Focus Groves will occur in November, to assess their current status and to provide advice on the grove management plan. EO Gayle Sheridan said that, given the challenges that…
Ryan Media and Olives NZ are providing a special offer to Olives NZ members, with the latest 2015 Olive Industry Directory available at half price – less than $20 including postage. Click here for more information.
Thanks to all the small-batch processors who have contacted us with their details; they’re now on our register, which we reference to connect processors with people wanting to utilise their services. The FOE and Olivegrower team have had a number of enquiries this year from people looking for small-batch processors – both ‘home’ olive growers…
The 2015 Australian and New Zealand Olive Industry Directory (OID) celebrates 10 years in print for this “must have” industry information source. Publisher Ryan Media began compiling annual industry listings in 2006, when there were just 520 olivegrowers and olive producers listed. In its 10th edition, the print and online Olive Industry Directory features 2014…
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 exports reached 299,300 tons — three times the previous year’s output and more than 10 percent of global olive oil consumption — fetching a record…
“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 cooking with them has been currently underway at many locations in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai.
With funding now secured thanks to outstanding grower support, the ONZ Focus Grove Project is off and running. A round of preliminary visits to the four Focus Groves will occur in November, to assess their current status and to provide advice on the grove management plan. EO Gayle Sheridan said that, given the challenges that…
The program for inaugural Olive Exposium 2015 has just been released, highlighting the range of topics being explored by more than 20 speakers over the two-day event. Being held in Sunbury, Victoria on 26-27 November and hosted by The Olive Centre, the Exposium aims to bringing growers, industry experts and service providers together to share…
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 crop in 2014. The embattled Middle Eastern country is set to become the world’s fourth largest olive oil producer, trailing the market’s European powerhouses of…