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Proof of quality for producers, Olives NZ Certification also provides a guarantee of authenticity for consumers via licensed use of the OliveMark® on certified products – and thereby a leading edge in the crowded EVOO market. Over 140 oils new season oils have been submitted to date, and a good number of 2013 retail stock…
Judging has finished for the 2013 NZ EVOO Awards – and it sure was a tough one this year. The judging panel has reported some excellent oils, which will no doubt be reflected in the medal count. Competition for the Best in Class and Best in Show awards in particular was highly competitive, and excitement…
(University of Arizona) students have obtained a UA Green Fund grant of roughly $7,000 to harvest olive, citrus and mesquite trees on campus. The UA already harvests mesquite trees to provide mesquite flour for Dining Services, and Linking Edible Arizona Forests is trying to add harvested olives to the menu. Olives can be made into…
Rajasthan has managed to strike oil. Encouraged by the success of its pilot olive production project, the state government is planning to begin commercial extraction of the oil of the fruit to reduce the burden on imports. Pushing its luck, it also plans to launch its own brand of olive oil.
Wednesday’s vote by the European parliament on proposed limits for biofuels has the power to determine future prices of food stuffs like vegetable oil, according to a report by the EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). … and also availability for dietary consumption, potentially affecting the olive oil market – Ed.
Some 130,000 tons of olives are expected to be produced for packaging and oil production in the current Iranian year (started March 21). Announcing this, Alireza Esmaeili, deputy agriculture jihad minister, said the olive harvest for packaging, which started in Fars, Semnan, Qom and Khuzestan provinces since late August, will continue till October 2 ……
Food product recalls can be extremely costly—in more ways than one. Read on for information on a free Food Safety and Testing 2013 web event being presented by FoodProductionDaily.com.
Olive oil imports into the crucial North American market have slipped slightly from last season, according to the latest newsletter from the International Olive Council. Imports of olive oil and olive pomace oil for October 2012 to June 2013 are down 1% for the United States and 3% for Canada on the same period the…
The Institute for Olive Tree and Subtropical Plants in Chania, Crete has become a leader in research and education for the olive oil sector in Greece. In the last five years the institute has achieved International Olive Council (IOC) funding seven times, while receiving the equivalent number of grants. These grants have co-funded technical and…
New figures show olive oil consumption is down in Cyprus due to the economic crisis hitting the country. According to a new study by the Greek Embassy in Cyprus, private consumption in Cyprus will fall by 15% by the end of the year. That’s as the disposable income of the average Cypriot is estimated to…