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May. 19, 2020
South African Producers Persevere to Win 4 NYIOOC Awards
South African producers earned four awards at the world's premier olive oil quality competition. Producers persevered through drought to make their oils and the coronavirus pandemic to send them to New York.
Apr. 29, 2020
Tunisia Exports 146,000 Tons of Olive Oil Amid Covid-19 Crisis
While Tunisia's exports of olive oil slowed during the coronavirus crisis, the country had seen relative success in continuing activity and reaching foreign markets.
Apr. 8, 2020
Olive Harvest in South Africa Proceeds Largely Unhindered
South Africa is in lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but with the necessary permits, EVOO producers continue harvesting.
Apr. 1, 2020 Business
Feb. 19, 2020 News Briefs
Feb. 3, 2020 Business
Troubles Persist for Tunisian Olive Oil, As Officials Hope to Turn a Corner
Jan. 29, 2020 Business
Olive Oil Waste Fuels Spanish Power Plant and Palestinian Startup
Jan. 16, 2020 Business
Tunisian Olive Oil Producer Will Use Blockchain Technology to Fight Fraud
Dec. 4, 2019
Production Stagnates in Egypt as Harvest Approaches
As millions of new olive trees are planted, another poor harvest is predicted after a cold winter and hot growing season.
Oct. 17, 2019
Tunisia Expects Record-Setting Harvest
Thanks to above average rainfall, Tunisia is set for a record harvest, with predictions of a yield of 350,000 tons.
Sep. 17, 2019
Israel Requests Documents About Its Exclusion from Olive Council Meeting
The Israeli embassy in Madrid told the International Olive Council it does not recognize any of the decisions made at the 109th session.
Sep. 5, 2019
Bonsai Masters: The Art of Olive Bonsai
In South Africa, members of a local bonsai society are taking the ancient Japanese art form and applying it to some of the country's native miniature olive trees.
Sep. 4, 2019
Syrian Women Given the Chance to Learn New Skills From Italian Farmers
Seven small-scale Syrian farmers were given new hope for a better future as they learned new skills from farming communities in Piedmont and Liguria.
Aug. 22, 2019
Syrian Olive Oil Production Set for Large Increase
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, olive oil production in Syria is set to increase by 50 percent, in part due to better climatic conditions and a return of some stability to the war-torn nation.
Aug. 8, 2019
Tunisia Predicts a Bumper Olive Harvest
A strong season would be a ray of light for the North African country, which has been thrown into a heightened state of political turmoil by the recent death of president Beji Caid Essebsi.
Aug. 7, 2019
Olive Oil Prices Set to Rise in Israel as Import Quotas Run Out
Ahead of the Jewish holiday season, olive oil prices are likely to increase. Custom duty waivers on imported oil are expected to run out by the start of October.
Jul. 30, 2019
Documents Detail Exclusion of Israeli Representative at Olive Council Meeting
Documents reviewed by Olive Oil Times provide a detailed chronology of events that took place on the day of a key Council of Members meeting. The IOC denies it intentionally barred the Israeli proxy from attending.
Jul. 11, 2019
Xylella Fastidiosa Appears in Israel
The notorious crop-waisting scourge, Xylella fastidiosa appears in Israel, but it’s not yet time to panic.
May. 20, 2019
Egypt Wants to Plant 100 Million Olive Trees for Oil Production
While Egypt is the world's second largest producer of table olives, very little infrastructure in the country is dedicated to olive oil production.
Mar. 27, 2019
Saudi Arabia to Build Asia’s Largest Olive Mill
NADEC, the largest ecological olive oil producer in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, will build the largest olive mill in Asia to boost its production.
Mar. 13, 2019
2018 Harvest Survey Reveals Season Marked by Climatic Challenges
Olive Oil Times asked producers around the world how they fared during the 2018 olive harvest season.
Mar. 6, 2019
Signs of Hope in Palestine's Olive Oil Sector
Free trade deals with Indonesia and the U.K. could provide Palestinian producers with ample export opportunities. The prospects of another poor harvest may complicate this.
Feb. 27, 2019
Environmentally Friendly Bioplastics Created From Olive Seeds
The idea to create olive-based plastics was sparked when Duygu Yilmaz decided to research whether her father's habit of eating olive seeds was detrimental to his health.