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With expanding production and international recognition, Uruguay’s emerging olive oil sector has seen steady growth since 2002, and this year is no exception. Reports indicate that the tiny agrarian country will produce around 550,000 litres this year, quadrupling last year’s figures. It is predicted that Uruguay will produce upwards of 10 million litres annually by…
The production of table olives increases year by year, on average from 5% to 6%, states the director of agricultural statistics of the Minister of Agricolture and Rural Development, Hocine Abdelghafour.
(Hong Kong) shoppers are being misled by Chinese labels that claim pomace olive oil is pure olive oil, the Consumer Council said. Of the 11 products labeled in English as olive pomace oil or pomace olive oil, five did not say that on the Chinese labels. The remaining six did not have any Chinese product…
The Australian Olive Oil Sensory Panel at Wagga Wagga has been awarded the highest possible score for sensory analysis of olive oil by the International Olive Council, the governing body for olive oil analysis worldwide. The panel is an integral part of the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries’ (DPI) Australian Oils Research Laboratory…
On October 31 the Australian olive industry celebrated the best table olives and extra virgin olive oils produced in the country at the annual Awards Presentation dinner, held in Adelaide as part of the two-day Australian Olive Association conference and expo. Best EVOO of Show went to New South Wales producers John and Lorraine Milla…
Coles has announced that all Coles Brand olive oils will fully comply with the Australian standard for olive oils by the end of December 2012. This focus on promoting Australian-made extra virgin olive oil has led to a 50% increase in sales over the past 12 months and encouraged more than one million customers to…
Expressions of interest are invited from stallholders for a new market at McLaren Vale (SA), to run from 8am–1pm on the first and third Sundays of the month from February 2013. The market aims to offer the Fleurieu’s and KI’s finest foods, produce, wine and art in a relaxed, family-orientated atmosphere. The market will be…
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Efficiency was the topic of the day at the recent Australian Olive Association conference. Australian Olive Association chief executive Lisa Rowntree said the conference went back to basics and dealt with issues surrounding good irrigation and fertilisation of trees. “Pests and diseases, technology and table olives were also big on the agenda,” Ms Rowntree said.
Organics is one of Australia’s top five growth industries, becoming mainstream, says a report launched recently. Supermarkets are fast embracing organics, with growth propelled by the average Australian. More than one in 20 are regular shoppers of organics and almost two in three have bought organic in the past year, the report reveals. The biennial…