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The 2015 Grove Census has been emailed out to all Olives New Zealand members and a good number have been returned. Grower assistance in completing the Grove Census and returning…
New Zealand shoppers should buy homegrown rather than imported olive oil, local growers say. Imported oil is tipped to rise in price by between $1-$1.50 a 1-litre bottle after a…
That home-made olive-oil dressing could cost you more in just a few weeks. New Zealand importer of European foods, William Aitken & Co, says this month a shortage of supply…
New Zealand’s best olive oil this year is a mellow grassy green, thick and fragrant, peppery and charged with subtle fruitiness. It comes from 20-year-old trees grown on a warm…
A new report prepared by the South Australian Department of State Development has highlighted the importance of the export sector to employment and the state’s economic future. In particular, small…
The olive harvest, which runs from May to June, has brought good news for some producers. One of them is Kent Hallett who runs the Olive Oil Packaging Service at…
The expression of interest stage for round three of the SA River Murray Sustainability Irrigation Industry Improvement Program (SARMS 3IP) opens on Monday, 16 November and closes at 5pm on…
TakeStock, ‘the Ebay of the food industry’, says it can find buyers for unsold stock as well as reducing food waste, cutting storage costs and helping food companies find a…
While several well-known studies have found that the Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, other studies have failed to confirm these findings. According to authors of a recent…
Exports from the Greek island of Crete nearly doubled to €295 million for the first six months of 2015 according to Alkiviadis Kalabokis, president of the Exporters’ Association of Crete,…