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Look out olive oil. Production of high-oleic acid soybean oil is set to rise 20-fold in less than five years and biotech giants Monsanto and DuPont expect food industry demand…
Olive oil tasting needs to follow precise rules, and the use of the right tools. A famous cobalt blue glass is one of them. According to the International Olive Oil…
Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: one of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the…
In the last three years, with the economic crisis plaguing the main players in this sector, regional and state governments have continued to throw to the winds various plans to…
Nigella and Jamie might have to rethink some recipes after warnings of an international shortage of extra virgin olive oil. The ingredient, generously drizzled over everything from salads to pasta…
A research group at the University of Jaén, Spain, has developed a new software program designed to evaluate and classify extra virgin olive oils. The innovative software is hoped to…
A massive hail storm has wiped out a quarter of one of Australia’s biggest olive crops. Boundary Bend Estate produces olives and olive oil at Boort, in central Victoria. The…
THERE are many hurdles for growers to overcome in the future, writes ALEX SAMPSON As growers around the state struggle to cope with the heat, high Aussie dollar, supermarket pressure…
The North American Olive Oil Association, a trade group that represents the olive oil business in the United States and Canada, is suing Kangadis Food, saying it falsely labelled its…
Growers are increasingly moving from oil to table olive production, where traditionally mechanical harvesting has been unsuitable due to fruit damage. Extensive research and innovation in the field has carried…