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Sep. 18, 2018
Montsagre: Picual Perfection Among the Empeltre
This is Empeltre territory, an area which comprises the Bajo Aragón region, the Ebro valley and the Terra Alta in Tarragona. It is also home to Albert Barrobés and his family's award-winning Picual.
Aug. 29, 2018
Deoleo Steadfast on Strategy as Profits Fall Further
A "price war" in North America, consumer mistrust in Italy and a weakening dollar have cut into Deoleo's bottom line.
Aug. 22, 2018
In Spain, Exports Grow While Consumption Falls
After drought and disease clouded export forecasts, the Spanish government is optimistic that they are in an upswing. The same is not true for consumption though as research shows Spaniards are perpetually using less olive oil.
Jul. 17, 2018 Business
Major Spanish Cooperative Under Fire for Importing and Exporting Practices
Jul. 13, 2018 Business
Jun. 27, 2018 Production
Jun. 14, 2018 Business
Four-Year Project to Establish Foundation for Galician Olive Oil Sector
Jun. 11, 2018 Business
Spanish Olive Oil Prices Increase for First Time in Three Months
May. 1, 2018
93 Spanish Brands Among World's Best Olive Oils
Three Best in Class awards and 66 Gold Awards at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition again affirm Spain among the world's top producers of high-quality olive oils.
Apr. 5, 2018
Researchers Characterize Two Galician Olive Varieties for the First Time
Research has classified olive varieties from an emerging olive-producing region of Spain. A concurrent study has found the oil from these cultivars can be of value for preventing neurodegenerative diseases.
Mar. 12, 2018
Consumers in Spain Don't Appreciate Organic EVOO, Researchers Say
The established position of conventional extra virgin olive oil in Spain leaves little room for its organic version.
Mar. 9, 2018
Drought Likely to Continue in Parts of Spain
In spite of a wet March, Spain is expected to experience another hot and dry summer, which is increasingly becoming the new normal.
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. 6, 2018
An Award to Promote Olive Oil Culture in Spain
Contestants can submit projects about the environment of olive oil, new technologies, history, gastronomy, and heritage conservation, among others.
Feb. 5, 2018
Olive Oil Producers in Spain Call for Self-Regulation
Producers want to work with the entire sector to regulate the supply of olive oil on the market in order to minimize price fluctuations.
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. 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. 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.
Dec. 28, 2017
Award-Winning Producer Credits His Team of 'Harvest Experts'
For two months a team of 150 people harvest the olives at Cortijo Virgen de los Milagros, like their parents and grandparents did. "The mill is only the extractor," says Luis Montabes. "Quality is born in the fields."
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.
Sep. 28, 2017
At Hacienda Guzman, Promoting Olive Culture by Celebrating its Diversity
Juan Ramón Guillén began bringing back saplings of different varieties of olive trees from his travels. Now, his 'Olivotheque' is among the largest collections of olive cultivars in the world.
Sep. 14, 2017
An Oasis of Award-Winning EVOO in Tabernas
Sergio Leone, the Italian filmmaker, chose the desert region of Tabernas as a film location for his Spaghetti Westerns. Few believed the area was right for olive oil production.
Aug. 28, 2017
Farmers Battle Xylella Outbreak on Mallorca
Wrenching decisions on how to eradicate the disease are confronting islanders as they imagine a landscape without vegetation. The spread of the disease to mainland Spain is seen as inevitable.