Apr. 25, 2013
Spain Selling Less, Buying More Olive Oil
With its harvest a million tons below last season, Spain imported more and exported less, than in any other month in the last four years.
Apr. 25, 2013
Barjol 'Confident' Council Back to Normal After Meeting Next Month
A financial clamp on the activities of olive oil’s peak body could end at the end of May when a new attempt is made to pass its budget.
Apr. 23, 2013
Experts in Olive Oil Authentication Called to Madrid Workshop
Olive oil authentication will be under the spotlight at an invitation-only scientific workshop to be held in Madrid from June 10-11.
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Apr. 7, 2013
Deborah Rogers, Cofounder of California's 'The Olive Press,' Resigns
The California olive oil industry pioneer said she was stepping down from the company she cofounded to start a new consulting business.
Apr. 5, 2013
Peru Must Lift Anti-Subsidy Duties on Italian and Spanish Olive Oil
A Peruvian tribunal has quashed anti-subsidy duties the country had been imposing on imports of Italian and Spanish olive oil.
Mar. 31, 2013
Deoleo and Hojiblanca Cleared to Form Global Olive Oil Giant
Deoleo, which already controls three of the world’s top four olive oil labels, will be allowed to acquire the huge Hojiblanca cooperative.
Mar. 27, 2013
Latest Data on Weak Spanish Harvest
Spain dribbled out less than 49,000 tons of olive oil in February, about a third of its production last year.
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.