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May. 28, 2025
Bringing Award-Winning Spanish Olive Oils to Ireland
Sarah Merrigan of Sarah & Olive is on a mission to showcase the finest extra virgin olive oils from Spain, promoting sustainability and quality.
May. 27, 2025
Trump Delays Tariff Deadline on EU Imports
Trump delayed a proposed 50 percent tariff on EU imports to July 9th, citing trade barriers and taxes. The U.S. is Europe' top olive oil importer.
May. 27, 2025
Nestlé to Drop Nutri-Score Labels in Switzerland
Nestlé says it will phase out Nutri-Score labels on some Swiss products, citing low adoption and decreased political support for the nutritional labeling system.
May. 27, 2025 News Briefs
May. 22, 2025 News Briefs
Journalists, Poets and Scientists Honored at Ranieri Filo della Torre Prize
May. 22, 2025 Business
May. 22, 2025 News Briefs
Revised Agricultural Policy Aimed at Helping Small European Farmers
May. 20, 2025 News Briefs
In Andalusia, Activists Fight to Save Centuries-Old Olive Trees from Solar Plants
May. 14, 2025
Portuguese Olive Oil Brands Triumph in New York
Portugal's second-largest harvest yielded 34 awards at the 2025 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, with producers citing a favorable climate and a continued focus on quality.
May. 7, 2025
Greek Producers Celebrate World Competition Triumph After Rebound Harvest
Greek olive farmers and millers overcame the complications of an autumn drought to claim 96 awards at the 2025 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition.
May. 6, 2025
Producers in Spain Cap Strong Harvest with Quality Awards
Spain's olive industry thrived in 2025, producing 1.41 million metric tons and winning 93 awards at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition.
May. 2, 2025
Herzegovina's Olive Oil Renaissance
Herzegovinian olive growers triumphed at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, highlighting the region's ambitious rise in olive cultivation.
Apr. 29, 2025
Harvest Challenges, Tariffs Don’t Deter Award-Winning Olio Piro
Tuscan olive oil producer Olio Piro, led by siblings Romain and Marie-Charlotte Piro, is expanding globally after winning its sixth Gold Award in New York.
Apr. 29, 2025
Croatian Olive Growers Celebrate Their Historic Success
Croatian olive oil producers achieved major success at 2025 NYIOOC, earning 125 awards, surpassing major Mediterranean countries.
Apr. 29, 2025
Olive Sector Key to Andalusian Circular Economy Plan
A new five-year plan from the Andalusian government sets ambitious goals for transforming the world's largest olive oil-producing region into a circular bioeconomy.
Apr. 25, 2025
Croatian Producers Shine in Record-Breaking Year at 2025 NYIOOC
Despite facing challenges such as drought and fluctuating temperatures, Croatian producers demonstrated resilience and skill, establishing the country as a rising power in premium olive oil production.
Apr. 23, 2025
Spain Moves to Mitigate Impacts of New U.S. Tariffs
Spain's Minister of Agriculture reassured agri-food producers about potential impact of US tariffs, emphasizing EU collaboration and market diversification.
Apr. 23, 2025
This 185-Year-Old Spanish Olive Oil Co. Keeps Innovating to Meet the Moment
Sucesores de Hermanos López continue to look at market trends and adopt the latest technology and practices to maintain award-winning quality.
Apr. 22, 2025
New Xylella Infections Found in Northern Puglia
Xylella fastidiosa, a deadly bacterium, has been found in an olive tree in Bari, causing concern for the region's important olive oil industry.
Apr. 22, 2025
Discovery of Ancient Olive Farming in Sicily Challenges Previous Beliefs
Researchers have discovered evidence of ancient olive farming in Sicily, 1,000 years earlier than previously thought, through pollen analysis and historical analysis.
Apr. 21, 2025
Trump's Tariffs Threaten Greek Olive Oil, Table Olives
Tariffs on imported food from the E.U. jeopardize the Greek staples' positions in the American market, but negotiations are ongoing.
Apr. 16, 2025
Europe's Climate Change Accelerates, 2024 Warmest Year on Record
A new report from Copernicus and WMO shows that Europe is rapidly warming, leading to extreme weather and serious impacts on the continent.
Apr. 14, 2025
Over 200,000 Olive Branches Donated for Palm Sunday Mass
In preparation for Sunday's celebrations in St. Peter's Square, hundreds of thousands of olive branches were gathered from groves throughout Lazio.