NearUlcinj and Bar on the coast of Montenegro, more than 50 olive trees are at least 500 years old. The oldest is Stara Maslina in Mirovica. According to scientists from the University of Istanbul’s forestry department, the tree is an…
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…margin, harvesting 13.2 more kilograms of olives than second-place Montenegro, which won the 2019 edition of the event. Poland, which won the title in 2021 and 2022, did not send a team this year. Place Team Total (kg) 1 Croatia 48.2…
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…Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro – celebrated the 20th anniversary of its publication with a panel discussion about olive oil as a tourist brand. As tourism grows in our region, as well as throughout Croatia, so does the demand for our…
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…previously submitted five entries on five different occasions. Albania’s triumph this year was the second consecutive year a country earned its first-ever recognition from the World Competition. Last year, producers from Montenegro earned three awards from four entries. The only other…
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…in southern Montenegro. This gift and the prince’s interest in Montenegrin olive oil provides added value for producers and is another beautiful story that will encourage the oil’s sale at much higher prices. — Ćazim Alković, president, Bar Olive Growers Association…
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Producers in Montenegro are working together to send the country’s highest-quality extra virgin olive oils to the 2022 NYIOOC Word Olive Oil Competition. The Bar Olive Association has spearheaded the effort by helping producers conduct chemical and organoleptic analyses of…
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The olive harvest in Montenegro started in Mirovica this year, near the picturesque town of Bar, with locals picking the fruit of the 2,247-year-old Old Olive Tree. “She brought us together before and brings us together again,” said Ćazim Alković,…
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Ćazim Alković is president of the Bar Association of Olive Growers. On August 12, 2021, a large fire engulfed the village of Mrkojevića near Bar, Montenegro. As the court expert later established, the fire was sparked by a faulty transmission line that…
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