News Briefs / page 17
Jan. 13, 2025
Pakistani Province of Punjab Announces Plan to Plant 50M Olive Trees
The announcement is part of a broader initiative in Pakistan to develop olive oil production on a commercial scale to meet local demand and export.
Jan. 13, 2025
Olive Oil Production Comes to French Capital
Neighbors in the southern Parisian suburb of Malakoff joined together late last year to harvest their olives and press olive oil.
Dec. 30, 2024
Iraq Announces Plans to Rejoin Olive Council
The Iraqi parliament is expected to ratify the 2015 International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, a necessary step to rejoining the International Olive Council.
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Olive Polyphenols Show Promise as Aquaculture Feed Ingredient
Dec. 16, 2024 News Briefs
Olive Oil Exports from Spain Reach Record High, Defying Production Hurdles
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Dec. 10, 2024
Italian Farmers Donate 20 Tons of Food for Gaza Relief
The food was donated to the Word Food Program and shipped to Jordan before entering Gaza for distribution.
Nov. 22, 2024
Experts Predict Significant Decline in Olive Oil Prices
The world’s largest bottlers expect prices to fall below €5 per liter as major producing countries report harvest rebounds.
Nov. 20, 2024
Olive Oil Sommelier Program Returns to London
The Olive Oil Times Education Lab will return to Central London with its flagship five-day Sommelier program.
Nov. 15, 2024
Spanish Table Olive Sector on Edge After Trump Election Win
Spain's black table olive producers, already reeling from tariffs imposed during the first Trump administration, fear more are on the horizon.
Nov. 12, 2024
2024 Will Be the Hottest Year on Record, Scientists Say
The Copernicus climate observatory said 2024 may be the first year average global temperatures exceed the pre-Industrial Revolution average by more than 1.5 ºC.
Nov. 7, 2024
China Shows Interest in Becoming Olive Council Member
With a fledgling olive oil production sector and a growing appetite for the product, China has signaled interest in becoming the latest International Olive Council member.
Oct. 29, 2024
App Uses AI to Identify Top-Ranked Olive Oils
The Olive Oil Times World Ranking can identify award-winning olive oils by analyzing thousands of images and data points.
Oct. 25, 2024
Romania Sets New Rules for Nutri-Score Adoption
After an initial ban, the Romanian government said Nutri-Score labels can be applied voluntarily on some items.
Oct. 18, 2024
European Union Olive Oil Production Set to Grow by One-Third
Brussels’ autumn short-term outlook predicts volatile prices.
Oct. 18, 2024
Small Study Suggests Anti-Aging Potential of Polyphenols on Skin
Oleocanthal and oleacein significantly reduced wrinkle count in both men and women.
Oct. 7, 2024
What 485 Million Years of Climate History Tell Us About Today's Crisis
New research finds that Earth’s average temperature has changed more drastically in the past than originally thought, but the current rate remains uniquely perilous.
Sep. 27, 2024
E.U. President Appoints New Agriculture Commissioner
Christophe Hansen, a Luxemburger from a family farm, has been named the new Commissioner for Agriculture and Food of the European Union.
Sep. 23, 2024
Croatian County Recognizes the Role of Award-Winning Producers in Promoting Tourism
A ceremony in Zadar connected the efforts to develop local tourism with high-quality olive oils, wines and cheeses.
Sep. 18, 2024
Project Turns Olive Waste Into Supercapacitors
A research project in Spain has concluded after developing an effective process to repurpose olive waste for several industrial applications.
Sep. 18, 2024
Danone Plans to Abandon Nutri-Score on Many of Its Products
The French multinational is distancing itself from the front-of-pack labeling system after a recent change to the algorithm lowered the score of several of its products.