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Marlborough olive trees are carrying heavy crops after a sunny summer and Marlborough Olive Press chairman Mark Heard predicts oil yields will be well up on last season. The co-operative…
Read MoreOil is flowing again at Marlborough Oil Press. Press supervisor Aman Chowfin said Monday was the first day the press was back in operation after 10 months of not being…
Read MoreWe have an oil problem on our hands, and it has nothing to do with renewable energy and carbon emissions. When experts convened recently at the 104th American Oil Chemists’ Society…
Read MoreData gathered by on-the-ground economists from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will be shared with the International Olive Council (IOC) in a move that should sharpen forecasts…
Read MoreIt was a year of “unprecedented activity” for the North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA), according to its chairman, John Sessler. In the trade group’s 2012 annual report distributed last…
Read MoreThe food industry is anything but shaky around the world these days, from meat glue to horse meat in “beef” burgers. Who are we to trust? The latest scandal is…
Read MoreIt’s the worst since at least 1999, and that’s official! With harvesting now concluded in Andalucia, this year’s olive crop is down around 57% on the 1.36 million tonnes of…
Read MoreIn Spain, olive oil might as well be considered one of the food groups. And, often, that olive oil comes in unmarked, unlabeled containers from small orchards. But the European…
Read MoreHard pressed to justify a proposition deemed laughable by critics, the European Commission withdrew on Thursday a planned ban on restaurants serving olive oil in jugs on diners’ tables pending…
Read MoreOlive oil will play a special role at the coming Anuga, which will run from 5 to 9 October 2013. One of the highlights awaiting the approximately 6,700 suppliers from…
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