Diputación de Jaén / page 2

Jan. 20, 2015

Jaén Selects its Best for 2015

Jaén has selected the year's best from the region, the world capital of olive oil production.

Aug. 26, 2014

Conference in Spain’s Olive Oil Capital Celebrates Heath and Heritage

A conference in the Spanish province of Jaén will celebrate the health benefits of Liquid Gold.

Feb. 6, 2014

Olive Oil Futures Market Notches Second Profitable Year

The decade-old Olive Oil Futures Market continued a good run largely thanks to increased price volatility.

Dec. 4, 2011

Researchers Make Biodegradable Plastic Bottles from Olive Skins

A Spanish scientist has found a way to make biodegradable plastic bottles from a derivative of olive skins.

Nov. 6, 2011

Spain's Olive Harvest Marked by Lower Yields, Too Many Workers

With hordes heading to Andalusia looking for work at harvest time many will be turned away this year, while low prices and yield will cause some farmers to let the olives rot.

Nov. 2, 2011

Gruppo Pieralisi Powers World's Largest Olive Oil Mill in Jaén

The mill is owned by the 1,673 members of the FAECA Cooperative and, with the 12 lines working around the clock, can process 2,500 tons of olive oil every day.

Oct. 11, 2011

Jaén Hoping for Rain as Olive Harvest Looms

It's autumn in Jaén, the center of world olive oil production, but unrelenting heat and four months without rain has fueled talk of a 30 percent fall in its olive harvest this year.

Aug. 27, 2011

ExpoHuelma Under Way in Jaén, Spotlight on Olive Oil

The Jaén provincial government will have its own stand at the fair, which aims to promote the tourism, handicraft, livestock and agri-food industries.

Apr. 25, 2011

15th Expoliva Olive Oil Exhibition in Jaén

Spain's huge olive oil fair hopes to again attract more than 40,000 visitors this year, despite the dismal prices and low morale plaguing the country's olive oil producers.

Jan. 30, 2011

Plan to Boost Olive Oil from Jaén

Economic leaders in Spain’s Jaén province have announced a set of initiatives that they hope will further strengthen the region’s huge olive oil industry.

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Oct. 21, 2010

Spanish Farmers Threaten to Scrap Harvest Unless Government Acts

Many Spanish farmers have calculated that collecting the 2010/11 harvest would cost them more than what they would gain from withholding their products from the market.

Sep. 10, 2010

8th Cooking with EVOO Competition in Alicante

The Diputación de Jaén has distributed to more than 18,000 restaurants in fifty countries information on participating in the 8th International Cooking Award with Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Jul. 1, 2010

An Olive Oil Cultural Center And Museum in Jaén

The project, known as “Almazara Escaparate”, has an estimated budget of more than 1,300,000 Euros.

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