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China’s imports of olive oil surged about 38% percent in the 2011-12 marketing year, compared with a year earlier, the International Olive Council said. China purchased 45,058 tons of olive…
Read MoreA faculty member of the University of Louisiana-Monroe has been awarded a grant to study the possible cancer-inhibiting quality of olives. The News-Star reports associate professor of pharmacy Khalid El…
Read MoreAbout 60,000 litres of extra virgin olive oil – 20% more than last year – were sold at the Extra Virgin Olive Oil Exhibition held in the small Catalan town…
Read MoreThe Chilean School of Chemical Development’s Olive Oil Tasting Panel (CEPEDEQ) has been officially recognized by the International Olive Council (IOC) as a sensory analysis panel. Each year, the international…
Read MoreArgentina has designated olive oil a national food and now wants people to gobble it up so that domestic demand gives the estimated $30m industry a fillip. You might think…
Read MoreCulinary professionals, food industry executives, aspiring chefs and journalists will learn more about olive oil than they thought possible during two seminars running alongside the New York International Olive Oil…
Read MoreAn international debate has begun in the olive oil sector on issues to do with labeling, such as whether to require ‘best before’ or ‘use by’ dates. And one of…
Read MoreOlive oil producers are firming up their positions as negotiations advance on Europe’s future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the action plan for the EU olive oil sector. Juan Corbalán,…
Read MoreOlive oil prices in Spain finally fell in line with expectations and rose last week, though there was not much oil being sold. With the current harvest tipped to be…
Read MorePakistan has announced plans to boost olive cultivation with a plantation of four million olive saplings in the northwest tribal province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Provincial Minister for Agriculture Arbab Ayub…
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