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Feb. 8, 2025
Bumper Harvest Boosts Tunisian Olive Oil Exports Amid Market Volatility
Olive oil exports are expected to reach their highest levels since the 2019/20 crop year with an increase in individually packaged shipments.
Feb. 8, 2025
Spain and Italy Ask Restaurants to Comply with Olive Oil Container Laws
Spain and Italy are urging restaurants to comply with long-standing bans on refillable olive oil containers through new enforcement efforts and consumer awareness campaigns.
Feb. 7, 2025
Why Olive Oil Prices in Greece Aren't Falling
Producers blame middlemen for stubbornly high prices.
Feb. 7, 2025
Olive Oil Demand Expected to Grow Alongside Supply
The International Olive Council expects global olive oil consumption to increase with production, though its distribution is changing.
Feb. 7, 2025
Tunisian Export Group Prepares Promotional Blitz
The Tunisian Export Promotion Center is set to host 66 events globally in 2025, with 20 focussed on olive oil producers and exporters.
Feb. 3, 2025
Century-Old California Table Olive Canner Faces Permanent Closure
Extreme weather events and financial challenges mean Graber Olive House might have canned its last batch of its iconic table olives.
Feb. 3, 2025 News Briefs
Jan. 30, 2025 Producer Profiles
Celebrated Sicilian Farmer Preserves Taditional Landscapes, Cultivars
Jan. 29, 2025 Production
Jan. 28, 2025 Production
Jan. 28, 2025 News Briefs
Moroccan Producers Face Third Straight Year of Declining Production
Jan. 21, 2025
Trump Pulls U.S. Out of Paris Climate Accords, Again
Within 30 minutes of his swearing in, the Trump Admininistration said it planned to abandon the global agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Jan. 14, 2025
Discovering Award-Winning Olive Oil in Brazil's Southern Highlands
The producers of Olivas do Gramado emphasize oleotourism as a way to appreciate quality and promote sustainability.
Jan. 14, 2025
Herzegovina's Olive Growers Celebrate Year of Triumphs
Farmers and officials commended Bosnia and Herzegovina's ascension to the International Olive Council, a national approval for a new PDO and a record harvest.
Jan. 13, 2025
Rome's Olive Oil Production on Public Farm Supports Community, Sustainability
The city's organic production provides community support through donations and funds to maintain a public farm in Lazio.
Jan. 13, 2025
Pakistani Province of Punjab Announces Plan to Plant 50M Olive Trees
The announcement is part of a broader initiative in Pakistan to develop olive oil production on a commercial scale to meet local demand and export.
Jan. 13, 2025
Olive Oil Production Comes to French Capital
Neighbors in the southern Parisian suburb of Malakoff joined together late last year to harvest their olives and press olive oil.
Jan. 9, 2025
Olive Council Data Shows Latest Harvest Results, Emerging Trends
Global olive oil production is expected to exceed the five-year average in the 2024/25 crop year, as production decreases in Europe and rises in the Middle East and North Africa.
Dec. 10, 2024
Italian Producers Grapple with Market Instability
Record olive oil imports paired with lowered yields have compounded the worries of the sector.
Dec. 5, 2024
An Accusation of Widespread Fraud Sparks Controversy in Spain
The general secretary of the giant Spanish cooperative Dcoop accused bottlers of selling sunflower oil blends labeled as olive oil.
Dec. 2, 2024
Labor Shortage Cripples Spanish Olive Harvest
Table olive producers are struggling with a shortage of workers, which is compounded by concerns about increasing foreign competition and the possibility of higher tariffs.
Dec. 2, 2024
Dry Heat Followed by Torrential Rain Curb Croatian Yields
The extreme weather swings from summer to autumn in Croatia resulted in low levels of oil accumulation but did not compromise quality.
Nov. 25, 2024
Carrefour Mandates Nutri-Score Labels for French Suppliers
The supermarket chain said the company would calculate its Nutri-Score ratings for suppliers who fail to comply.
Nov. 24, 2024
S. American Olive Oil Sector Celebrates Successes and Examines Challenges
Sector professionals gathered in Montevideo, Uruguay for the second Latin American Olive Oil Conference.
Nov. 24, 2024
Arrest of CHO Group CEO Shocks Tunisian Olive Oil Sector
An abundant olive harvest in Tunisia has the country's largest olive oil exporter working at full tilt, even as questions linger about the company's chief executive.
Nov. 20, 2024
Drought and Warm Winter Lead to Sharp Decline in Sicily's Harvest
While yields remain within the norm, producers across Sicily anticipate significantly lower olive oil production.