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The price of olive oil purchased by shoppers in supermarkets in the UK increased by an average of 1.6% in 2015, according to the latest analysis of consumer goods sales…
Europe’s consumers are facing a 20% rise in the price of olive oil after bad weather and disease devastated the continent’s olive harvest. Olive farmers in Spain and Italy, meanwhile,…
Out of twenty extra virgin olive oils, seven tested at production facilities and thirteen taken from retail stores, which were controlled last year by the Agricultural Inspection, six did not…
This article, published in Edible Silicon Valley, is a great read, telling the story of the California olive oil industry through conversations with four producers. It’s amazing how much it…
When it comes to Italy’s famed extra-virgin olive oils, terroir plays a critical role just as in wine. The authentic, top-quality oil comes exclusively from handpicked, freshly cold-pressed olives grown…
According to UF/IFAS-led research, buying extra virgin olive oil from olives grown in Florida might soon become a reality. Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman, a UF/IFAS entomology professor is leading a study of…
A sting operation in Italy has yielded an unlikely cache of loot: over 85,000 tonnes of freshly painted green olives that police just seized from food counterfeiters. The Guardian reported…
Italy will train Kurdish farmers working in olive groves and open a plant in Kurdistan to make olive oil, local farming officials told Rudaw. Samir Ismael, an agricultural official in…
Chefs often add olive oil to spaghetti. Now a study finds that olive oil and other vegetable oils can also help make one type of fiber - essentially plastic spaghetti - super-strong. Researchers stumbled…
The 2016 World Olive Oil Exhibition (WOOE) will be held on March 2-3 in Madrid, Spain. The annual international exhibition and trade fair serves as a meeting place for olive…