Aug. 7, 2018
Kalamata Dominates Greek Table Olive Market
Krinos Foods Canada Ltd. president Alexander Georgiadis on the position of Greek table olives in a changing global marketplace.
Aug. 1, 2018
Dcoop, Pompeian Under Fire for Deceptive Labeling
The Spanish cooperative is again in the headlines for its export practices to the United States and its members are becoming wary.
Aug. 1, 2018
Hillside Groves Between Assisi and Spoleto Get Heritage Status
The territory including the olive groves of the slopes between Assisi and Spoleto was designed as the first Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in Italy.
Jul. 31, 2018 Europe
Jul. 31, 2018 World
Jul. 23, 2018 Business
Spanish Olive Oils Kicks Off Promotional Campaign in New York
Jul. 20, 2018 Business
Trump Trade War Poses Problems for Oilseed and Vegetable Oils
Jul. 19, 2018 Business
Jul. 17, 2018
Major Spanish Cooperative Under Fire for Importing and Exporting Practices
Dcoop faces a €2.8 million fine from the Spanish authorities as well as scrutiny from the rest of the sector for what are seen as anti-competitive market practices.
Jul. 13, 2018
Spain, E.U. React to U.S. Tariffs on Spanish Olives
"All possible options" are on the table as the European Commission decides how to react to US tariffs. In Andalusia, members of the provincial government have already set out to lobby Brussels and Madrid for action.
Jul. 11, 2018
CEO of Largest Olive Oil Company Calls the Industry's Business Model 'Broken'
Pierluigi Tosato spoke today to a group representing major importers and said the industry was going about it all wrong.
Jul. 9, 2018
New Torrefaction Process Reduces Transportation Costs for Biomass
Researchers at Fraunhofer IGB developed an improved torrefaction process to make use of olive biomass.
Jul. 9, 2018
Hundreds Protest Proposed Olive Tariffs in Spain
The tariffs on all types of olives are set to be discussed later this week and, if approved, come into force later this month.
Jul. 9, 2018
Biodynamic Farming: Somewhere Between Science and Faith
Olive groves at the award-winning farm Marina Palusci are managed in accordance with biodynamics, a much-debated but often successful method.
Jul. 5, 2018
Aerial Scan May Identify and Save Infected Olive Trees
Novel technology involving flying cameras offers hope in the fight against a pathogenic threat to olive trees.
Jul. 5, 2018
Italian Consortia Sign Major Agreement, Triggering Backlash
An agreement signed in Rome by Coldiretti, Unaprol, Federolio and FAI S.p.A. includes measures which stirred protests among representatives of the Italian olive oil sector.
Jun. 27, 2018
Andalusia Pledges Big Investment in Olive Sector
More than €60 million will be provided to farmers and agricultural associations to invest in irrigation infrastructure and new technology.
Jun. 21, 2018
Inside the Final Day of the 107th IOC Council of Members Session
Diplomatic and trade tensions loomed large over what was otherwise an uneventful conclusion to the 107th session of the Council of Members meeting of the International Olive Council (IOC), which concluded today in Buenos Aires. Representatives of each member nation took turns reading out the findings of each of the four committees, which were closed
Jun. 21, 2018
In Germany, It's All About Harmony
Harmony has become an important factor to consider for exporters of extra virgin olive oils to Central Europe.
Jun. 14, 2018
Four-Year Project to Establish Foundation for Galician Olive Oil Sector
By 2021 Galicia expects to complete a four-year R&D project that seeks to establish solid foundations for a Galician olive oil industry based on indigenous olive varieties.
Jun. 14, 2018
Puglia Mandates Pesticides In Fight Against Xylella, Sparking Protests
To combat the spread of the olive-killing Xylella fastidiosa bacterium, Italian agricultural officials are telling farmers to use pesticides to kill the disease's vectors, three spittlebugs, but this mandate has sparked protests and outrage.
Jun. 14, 2018
Chemical Authentication Process Can Verify Olive Oil Origins
A three-year research project from Italy's University of Salento has yielded a new chemical imaging process that could certify the origins of olive oil blends.
Jun. 11, 2018
Spanish Olive Oil Prices Increase for First Time in Three Months
After a precipitous fall, olive oil prices have crept back up in Spain. However, producers are divided on whether this trend will continue.