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The September edition of Australian & New Zealand Olivegrower & Processor has gone to the printer and will hit letterboxes over the next couple of weeks. There’s lots of practical information inside, including features on pruning and netting viability with great insight from a couple of savvy grower-producers, using satellite technology for irrigation efficiency, and…
This year’s national industry event will be held in from September 17-19 at the Mercure Resort in the Hunter Valley, NSW, and will also include the inaugural levy payers meeting. It’s a not-to-be-missed opportunity to learn, network and celebrate the efforts of our industry’s best, with the program as follows: • Wed 17 – Conference…
The AOA recently welcomed the Foodland supermarket chain as members of the Australian Olive Association and new signatories to the Code of Practice. AOA EO Lisa Rowntree said the organisation had worked closely with Foodland over many months to bring about the result, which will benefit both consumers and the industry via adherence to quality…
The IOC has put out a request for proposals to define new testing methods for the “quantification of phenolic compounds content in olive oils for nutritional labelling claims.” This a watershed moment for high-phenolic EVOO marketing. The IOC has finally admitted that the current official testing methods are not able to accurately measure individual phenolic…
India has blocked arrivals of European foods including olive oil after the European Union banned imports of some mangoes from India, Italian politician Mara Bizzotto claims.
Lack of a deal on the future of the International Olive Council (IOC) means the treaty governing it is likely to be prolonged a year beyond its December 31 expiry. The European Commission favors asking the IOC Council of Members to extend the 2005 International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives to allow more…
A national campaign to promote olive oil sponsored by the Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva Español with support from Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the European Union, has had some success in its first year, the Madrid-based organization.
Zhang Min would be very happy to be able to buy a 250ml bottle of Spanish olive oil for what he pays for a 2,500ml bottle of peanut oil. For the 34-year-old human resources specialist at a multi-national company in Beijing, that would be a good deal. Zhang thinks of olive oil as “liquid gold”…
Food writer, Jim Dixon, writing on the health benefits of olive oil, commented “we put it on almost everything on our table, beside the breakfast cereal. And I don’t eat breakfast cereal.” A recent media photo grabbed people’s attention. It showed actor and director Felipe Mattei, pouring olive oil on his breakfast cereal. He made…
Even though the agreement signed in 2012 between ICE Italtrade and Unaprol as part of the Ministry of Economic Development ‘s program officially ended last year, the two Italian corporations are still working in close partnership to boost Italian olive oil’s export.