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Jan. 27, 2012
New Standards Getting Traction in Australia
Reports that many olive oils on the shelves in South Australia were adulterated with sunflower, canola and even lampante oil has put the spotlight on a new standard's usefulness in protecting consumer confidence and safety.
Jan. 24, 2012
Woolworths Agrees to Offer Kailis Organic Olive Oil Under Private Label
Woolworths has agreed stock the failed company's olive oil as part of its "Macro Wholefoods Market" range.
Nov. 23, 2011
Administrators Take Control of Failed Olive Oil Producer Kailis Organic
The Perth company, led by Mark Kailis of Western Australia’s dynastic Kailis family, failed to raise enough working capital to maintain operations after suffering major losses this year.
Nov. 15, 2011 World
Industry Group Pushes to Adopt Australian Olive Oil Standard in South Africa
Oct. 11, 2011 Grades
International Olive Council Studying Oils Beyond the Limits of its Standard
Jul. 20, 2011 World
Apr. 14, 2011 Production
Heavy Rains and High Hopes for Australian Olive Oil This Season
Feb. 18, 2011 Business
Olive Council Calls Proposed Aussie Standards "Barriers to Trade"
Feb. 14, 2011
Queensland Growers Hardest Hit After Historic Floods, Cyclone
“Some of their trees literally floated away from their grove,” said AOA Queensland director Amanda Bailey after historic floods, and a cyclone, caused damage estimated to reach $3.5bn.
Jan. 31, 2011
Northeast Australia Still Reeling from Historic Floods
“We’ve had record frosts, record dry and record heat and now record flooding. Clearly there are going to be adverse affects. It’s not looking good.” Paul Miller, AOA
Jan. 18, 2011
Leandro Ravetti on Australia's Proposed Olive Oil Standards
The drafting leader of Australia and New Zealand's proposed standards says no international standards in place accommodate the natural variation of olive oils from the region.
Jan. 13, 2011
Queensland Flood Destroys Bumper Harvest
Australia Olive Association regional director Amanda Bailey is trapped by flood waters on her hill-top property unable to assess so far the heavy losses sustained by area farms.
Jan. 4, 2011
Australia, New Zealand Draft New Olive Oil Standards
A draft of new olive oil standards for Australia and New Zealand reveals strict labeling guidelines, while leaving a key international EVOO benchmark unchanged.
Dec. 31, 2010
Boundary Bend, Australia’s Innovative Olive Oil Leader
Australian olive oil pioneer Boundary Bend is hell-bent on higher yields, efficient processes, and making great extra virgin olive oil at a competitive price.
Dec. 29, 2010
The noted expert and irreverent olive oil guy from Adelaide is known to lash out at bad olive oil, human rights affronts and whatever else annoys him.
Dec. 7, 2010
Australia's Modern Olives Helps Growers Find the Best Time to Harvest
The Lara, Victoria lab and advisory announced it has successfully maintained its accreditation with important certification programs.
Oct. 24, 2010
New Norcia Wins Best of Show at Perth Royal
The awards are "a pat on the back for the large numbers of volunteers who come to help with the harvest and pruning the trees each year." Carmel Ross, Benedictine Community of New Norcia.
Oct. 6, 2010
Rob McGavin's success lies in keeping a long-term view, staying down to earth, working with good people and, not least, by yielding ten times the world average per acre.
Aug. 31, 2010
Australia Charts Five-Year Course for Olive Oil Industry
The plan sets objectives to help protect and advance an industry that has grown rapidly in a short time, yet looks set to flatten if certain challenges are not tackled.
Aug. 2, 2010
The Australian EVOO Show System
Most of Australia's extra virgin olive oil shows follow similar protocols, explains Richard Gawel.
Jun. 17, 2010
Mark Kailis Has an Appetite For Organic Olive Oil
In a bid to become the world's largest organic olive oil producer, Mark Kailis says now is the the time to communicate with consumers about olive oil quality.
Jun. 5, 2010
Spain Leads Olive Oil Exporters as Sales to Australia Jumped 30% in '09
Spain’s dominance in the Australian market as an important strategic win as Australia is now the largest per capita consumer of olive oil outside the European Union