Industry News

Steady rains throughout a mild season have turned the tide for Tasmanian olive growers, who are expecting a good harvest this year.

The postponed Olives NSW CoP workshop will be held from 9am to 12 noon on Wednesday 21st April at the Riverine Club Wagga.

According to the recently published 28th annual Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Directory, there are now 2420 wine producing companies in Australia.

Australian farmers will be told to grow olives, jojoba, pomegranates and other hardy crops in a bid to foil the impending climate change threat.

The 2010 Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show brings you an exciting new direction for this year’s Olive Oil Show, to be held from 12-13 July at the RNA Showgrounds.

Data compiled from Ryan Publication’s listing process of the 2010 Australian & New Zealand Olive Industry Directory reveals that there has been a 16% increase in Australian olive cosmetic production since 2009.

Things had been looking pretty good for Queensland olivegrowers prior to Christmas 2009. Flooding across northern Australia mainly occurred towards the south east corner and south western areas of the state, thankfully missing the bulk of Queensland’s olive groves west of the great dividing range. While rainfall certainly filled dams, it wasn’t torrential like that which hit growers in northern New South Wales.