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UK Member of European Parliament (MEP) Glenis Willmott has sent a three-page letter to the Commission saying it should be considering making the UK’s traffic light label a mandatory pan-EU measure, instead of threatening it with court action.
As a primary crop and source of income for many throughout Palestine, the olive harvest is a critical time for Palestinians. Unfortunately, harvesting has been dangerously difficult or impossible for many farmers as a result of Israeli military control and illegal settlements. One such man is Hashem Azzeh, who said he had been unable to…
Good news for Greek olive oil producers as Spanish production is reduced this year, a Bloomberg report says. Greece will double olive oil production in order to offset the decrease in Spain.
Imports of olive oil into South Korea climbed by nearly 50% during the 2013/14 crop year, according to the latest figures released by the International Olive Council (IOC). While the Korean olive oil market, at less than 18,000 tons, remains relatively small, the growth in imports places it among other promising markets – like China,…
Mexico was the guest country but Spanish olive oil and its ecosystem was the main protagonist at the Fórum Gastronómico hosted in Barcelona. One fact was clear not only in the huge variety of products related to the olive oil but in the work of the most reputed chefs at Forúm Gastronómico and their I+D…
If you’re not a chef from Italy, you may not give much thought to the olive oil in your kitchen. But indifference about olive oil is a culinary mistake worth fixing.
The 15th Australian Golden Olive Awards, run by the Olive Producers NE Victoria, were judged recently and the celebration dinner was held at the Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway on 4 October. There were 62 extra virgin olive oils entered, with 17 Bronze, 31 Silver and 7 Gold medals awarded. The olive products section resulted in…
Olives SA is holding a table olives seminar tomorrow, Saturday, 1 November, starting at 10am. The seminar will cover all aspects of table olive production from picking to table. Michelle Worthington, chief judge of the SA table olives competition, will also provide a run-down on what makes a good table olive. The venue is the…
Need skilled labour? Paul Evangelista knows four very capable, hard working men looking for work in the olive industry: they are in Australia on 4-5-7 visas and are losing their current employment due to business funding cuts. All have completed studies at Adelaide University in Horticulture and have worked for one or two seasons on…
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