Apr. 22, 2013
Improved DNA Tracing Puts Olive Oil Adulterers on Notice
Spanish scientists claim they are close to offering “paternity tests" for virgin olive oil which would be a powerful ally against fraud.
Apr. 12, 2013
Imports Up Sharply in Japan and China, Modest Gain in U.S.
Imports are up 31 percent in Japan, 24 percent in China, 15 percent in Canada and just 3 percent in the United States.
Apr. 11, 2013
India's Agribusiness Experiment with Israel
Farmers in Rajasthan, in the western border in India, are taking a leap to produce olives with the help of Israeli agribusiness expertise.
Apr. 9, 2013 Europe
Apr. 7, 2013 Business
Deborah Rogers, Cofounder of California's 'The Olive Press,' Resigns
Apr. 5, 2013 Business
Peru Must Lift Anti-Subsidy Duties on Italian and Spanish Olive Oil
Mar. 31, 2013 Business
Deoleo and Hojiblanca Cleared to Form Global Olive Oil Giant
Mar. 27, 2013 Europe
Mar. 25, 2013
Codex Wants More Data on Engineered Soybean Oils
Bioetch giants Monsanto and DuPont will have to wait two years to seek a standard for genetically-engineered high-oleic soy bean oil.
Mar. 19, 2013
Olive Oil Detained Due to Pesticide Traces
The detection of pesticide traces has stranded 98 shipping containers of Italian olive oil in the ports of New York and Seattle.
Mar. 18, 2013
European Parliament Provides Some Comfort for Spanish Olive Oil
A hatchet still hovers over subsidies paid to farmers, but the Parliament gave them some hope of easing the imminent blow.
Mar. 13, 2013
Encouraging Signs for Greek Olive Oil
The Greek Ministry of Agriculture expects olive oil exports to rise in 2013, with new tools to reach broader markets.
Mar. 11, 2013
Contest Helps Young Greeks Start a Food Business
An initiative in Greece intends to support the best ideas for starting a business in the agricultural sector.
Mar. 11, 2013
World Olive Oil Production Drops by a Quarter, Council Predicts
The forecast for this season's olive oil output has been lowered amid evidence the Spanish harvest will be even lower than expected.
Mar. 8, 2013
Olive Oil Sector Eyes European Vote Next Week
Europe’s olive oil sector will come a step closer to knowing its fate when the full European Parliament votes in Strasbourg next week.
Mar. 7, 2013
Italy and Tunisia Exporting More Olive Oil to Spain
The drastic drop in Spain’s olive oil production this season appears to have been a boon for Italy and Tunisia.
Mar. 4, 2013
Deal Could Stop Use of Olive Oil as Loss Leader
Use of olive oil as a loss leader for Spain’s supermarkets might be snuffed out under talks between retailers and olive oil sector.
Feb. 27, 2013
Olive Oil Production Plunges 60 Percent in Spain
Spain’s olive oil production is down 62 percent for the first four months of this season, according to recent reports.
Feb. 27, 2013
Olive Oil’s High-Oleic Rivals Mounting
Production of high-oleic acid soybean oil is set to rise 20-fold in less than five years and biotech giants expect demand to grow fast.
Feb. 21, 2013
Olive Council Activities in Limbo
Fallout from the Arab Spring is among factors in a current paralysis the IOC director called "extraordinary" and "difficult."
Feb. 14, 2013
Olive Council 'Lacks Funds' to Represent Sector at Key Meeting
The intergovernmental organization says a lack of funds will prevent it attending the key Codex meeting on international standards.
Feb. 11, 2013
E.U. Committee Favors More Olive Oil Controls
New regulations designed to prevent and detect olive oil fraud appear likely to go ahead after votes in Brussels last week.
Feb. 7, 2013
Argentina Olive Oil Sector Seeks to Rebuild
After a very rocky year plagued by climate factors, high costs and falling prices, Argentina's olive oil sector approaches 2013 with caution.