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Aug. 21, 2019
While the name of France’s national olive oil association is changing the mission remains largely the same; promote local varieties and keep groves productive enough to maintain small farmers.
May. 22, 2019
Millions of Birds Killed by Nighttime Harvesting in Mediterranean
Upwards of 2.5 million birds are killed each harvest season in Spain, Italy, France and Portugal.
Apr. 3, 2019
Organic Olive Cultivation Increasing Worldwide
The organic land area used for olive cultivation across the world has almost tripled since 2004.
Apr. 2, 2019 Production
Recovery of Traditional Olive Groves Stimulates French Oliviculture
Jan. 23, 2019 Health
Oct. 29, 2018 World
Event Celebrating New Oils Returns to Paris for Fourth Edition
Oct. 10, 2018 Europe
Labeling Practices Still Not Up to Par in France, Report Finds
Feb. 12, 2018 World
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. 3, 2018
France's Top Chef Talks Olive Oil
Olive Oil Times spoke with Mirazur's Mauro Colagreco.
Nov. 27, 2017
French Farmers Get Outside Help to 'Professionalize' EVOO Production
After an improved yet unexceptional olive harvest in France, olive growers are turning to a Spanish company for help.
Jun. 22, 2017
French Olive Sector Calls 2016 Harvest 'Catastrophic'
At its general assembly, the president of the French olive grower's association called on members to implement changes or watch the country's olive sector die a slow death.
Jan. 3, 2017
Making Olive Oil in France the Ancestral Way
Millers in the rural town of Coudoux, France, are perpetuating the ancestral way of producing olive oil to offer a traditional product that tastes the same as it did a century ago.
Dec. 1, 2016
Notes from Panisse: Early Harvest and 'Fruite Noir'
New York olive oil merchant Steven Jenkins asks his friend in Provence about late harvest oils.
Nov. 23, 2016
A Disappointing Olive Harvest in France
French olive growers are expecting the 2016 harvest to be disappointing as a severe drought hit the country during the critical summer months.
Oct. 21, 2016
Olive Harvest in France Threatened by Drought
A prolonged drought in the French department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is threatening the olive harvest which has just begun in the region.
Aug. 29, 2016
Corsica Rewards Grower for Olives Picked, and Those That Fell
A Corsican olive oil producer feared for her orchards after the Xylella fastidiosa bacteria was spreading on the island, but for the third consecutive year, Fabienne Maestracci was rewarded for the quality of her work.
Aug. 11, 2016
Olive Oil Scandal Uncovered in France
120 tons of Spanish olives were milled in Provence and sold with the prestigious AOP labels of the region.
Jun. 28, 2016
France Cancels Tax Hike on Palm Oil
Indonesia threatened that it would not buy the military Airbus A 400M if the biodiversity law was adopted.
May. 2, 2016
Concerns About Dimethoate Ban Among French Olive Growers
Following a ban on the use of the insecticide dimethoate in France, French olive growers are concerned about the risk of damage to olive trees by the olive fruit fly, and increasing production costs.
Mar. 22, 2016
France Cuts Proposed Tax Hike on Palm Oil
Growers in Indonesia and Malaysia protested strongly to the French Government and managed to slash a proposed surtax on palm oil before the law was finally passed.
Feb. 19, 2016
Xylella Fastidiosa Continues to Spread in Corsica
The spread of the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium on the French island of Corsica has been a cause of concern since the first case was detected last summer in Propriano.
Nov. 27, 2015
The new infections have been identified as belonging to a sub-species called multiplex, which is not harmful to olive trees or grape vines.