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On May 30-31 on the island of Zakynthos in Greece a group of international olive oil experts from the world of science, academia, gastronomy and media gathered for a conference to establish the non-profit Oleocanthal International Society (OIS).
Western Australia’s olive harvest is in full swing and growers say the season is producing good quality oil. Producers in the north of the growing region are wrapping up picking and those in the south still face some long weeks ahead. WA Olive Council president Chris Mercer said the York region, the south-west and the…
Organised by Fleurieu Food, the Fleurieu Fiesta! Olive Awards have been critical in developing the Fleurieu Peninsula’s reputation as a premium region for olive and oil production. The competition is open to all small and independent producers of extra virgin olive oil and table olives on the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. All entries must…
Three suspects have been charged with offering more than 200,000 yuan (US$32,200) worth of expired olive oil for sale today, police in Qingpu District said. They had replaced the labels on the original bottles with different brands, reprinted the expiration dates and sold the fake bottles all over the internet and other business channels.
At the recent New York International Olive Oil Competition, Greece set a record for the number of entries by any producing country with 177 submissions, yet Greek olive oils won just 35 awards representing 21% of the entries. In contrast, Spain’s success rate was 54%. Why was the rate of success so much lower for…
A recent review from the French Interprofessional Association for Olive Oil (Afidol) indicated a sharp drop in French olive oil production for the 2014-2015 season with only 2,000 tons of olive oil produced this year. Afidol estimated the total loss in France this to be 10-25%, the worst year since 1956 when severe frost damaged…
The town of Hallett came out to support two much-loved residents last Saturday, with an inaugural olive picking day. Annie and David Cope have been living in Hallett since the early 2000’s, after falling in love with a property surrounded by olive bushes. The olive bushes on the property would never be enough to turn…
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 utilize their services. The FOE and Olivegrower team regularly have enquiries from people looking for small-batch processors – both ‘home’ olive growers wanting to produce their own…
Given Napa Valley’s Mediterranean climate, it’s no surprise that olive trees have long been grown here. But in recent years, the trees have grown increasingly popular as landscape trees and as a source of olives for curing and pressing. I planted nine olive trees 16 years ago with no objective other than to block the…
The group GliArchiEnsemble will perform on June 26-27 at the Milan Expo 2015 in the bio-Mediterranean Cluster of which the Sicilian region is an official partner. The musical program is inspired by seven different qualities of olives cultivated in Sicily, which are part of the production of extra-virgin olive oil from Sicily with Protected Geographical…