Feb. 21, 2018
Greek Olive Variety Makri Awaiting EU PDO Status
Makri is an indigenous Greek olive variety cultivated in Alexandroupoli in northeastern Greece close to the border with Turkey, a region located in the western part of the geographical and historical region known as Thrace.
Feb. 15, 2018
World Olive Oil Exhibition Focuses on Doing Business in the U.S.
A theme of the two-day event in Madrid will be how to do business in the United States, the world’s top olive oil importer.
Feb. 12, 2018
Sixth 'ExtraLucca' Presents Some of Italy's Best
The Ducal Palace of Lucca will host a two-day exposition of select Italian extra virgin olive oils.
Feb. 7, 2018 Business
Feb. 7, 2018 Business
Italian Court Quashes Lidl Italia Fine for Mislabeled Olive Oil
Feb. 5, 2018 Production
Jan. 30, 2018 Europe
Jan. 30, 2018 Business
Jan. 30, 2018
Major Spanish Trade Group Looks at Ways to Join Fight Against Xylella
Spain's association of olive oil industry stakeholders is studying ways to join the research efforts on Xylella fastifiosa to make sure the objectives related to the olive oil sector are met.
Jan. 25, 2018
Paul Bocuse, Renowned French Chef, Dies
French President Emmanuel Macron led the tributes, saying, "The chefs cry in their kitchens, at the Elysée and everywhere in France. But they will continue his work."
Jan. 24, 2018
ABC News Explores Effects of Climate Change on Italian Olive Oil Production
ABC news chief meteorologist Ginger Zee traveled with her crew through Italy to talk about climate change with producers and scientists during the 2016 harvest.
Jan. 19, 2018
Farmers Protest Eradication Plan in Spain
The fifth outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa in six months has led the Spanish government to take drastic measures as it tries to prevent the spread of the plant pathogen.
Jan. 17, 2018
Stopping Xylella a 'Top Priority,' Greek Official Says
No manifestation of the disease has been documented in Greece, and the deputy minister of Rural Development said he wants to keep it that way.
Jan. 10, 2018
New Project in Greece Aims to Decrypt Domestic Olive Cultivars
Greece seeks to analyze the genome of olives to safekeep its cultivars and make better products.
Jan. 8, 2018
Smart System Identifies Olive Fly's Flutter
A new technology would allow olive producers to identify when the olive fruit fly is present in their groves and react accordingly.
Jan. 3, 2018
Spanish and Italian Producers Share Successes, Challenges at Duel Summits
Olive oil producers and experts gathered for dueling meetings in Sevilla and Rome to examine the challenges of the rapidly changing global olive oil market.
Jan. 3, 2018
Turkish Olive Oil Giant Opening New Facility in Germany
In a move seen as an opportunity for the Turkish firm to circumvent the European Union’s import quota on Turkish olive oil, Marmarabirlik, is preparing to open storage and processing facilities in Cologne, Germany.
Dec. 27, 2017
Unilever to Sell Its Olive Oil Business in Greece
After years of dominance, Unilever is about to withdraw from the Greek olive oil market.
Dec. 14, 2017
EU Helps Sustainable Growers in Spain, But US Tariffs on Table Olives Loom
As Europe helps farmers adopt sustainable agricultural practices in olive groves, the legality of proposed U.S. tariffs on Spanish table olives is contested.
Dec. 13, 2017
Italy's Cooperatives: Strength in Numbers
Cooperatives of Italian olive growers reached the highest standards thanks to smootly-running incentive systems, while helping small scale proucers enter the market.
Dec. 7, 2017
Europe Okays Controversial Weed Killer
The licence for glyphosate, an active ingredient in weed killers that the WHO classified as carcinogenic, has been renewed by the EU for a period of five years.
Dec. 7, 2017
Rash of Thefts Target Greek Producers
With the harvest season is at its peak, Greek olive oil producers are nagged by cases of crop and oil piracy.
Dec. 4, 2017
Parisian Exploration of New Oils Goes International
Olio Nuovo Days announced the third edition ‘Hémisphère Nord’ at a press conference in Paris.