Apr. 25, 2012
Greek Olive Oil Mills on the Road to Perdition
The European Commission has decided to find solutions for the troubled olive oil sector in Europe. Mills in Greece stagnate, and it is more than urgent to overcome their structural problems.
Apr. 23, 2012
Beefed up testing, better classification of olive oil and reaching out to non-EU producers are among a package of measures promised by European Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Cioloş after meeting in Córdoba today with industry members.
Apr. 17, 2012
Barjol: Without U.S., We'd Be 'Drowning in a Sea of Olives'
“There’s a need here for us all to educate consumers about why a certain price needs to be paid for this product,” the IOC director said while attending the World Bulk Oil Exhibition in Madrid.
Apr. 16, 2012 Europe
Apr. 16, 2012 Europe
Apr. 12, 2012 Business
Apr. 10, 2012 Business
Apr. 2, 2012 Europe
Olive Regions Work on Joint Strategy to Maintain EU Subsidies
Mar. 29, 2012
Olive Oil Could Help Greece Restart its Economy
To recover from the crisis and restart its economy Greece should strategically focus on energy, tourism, and agricultural products like olive oil and olives.
Mar. 27, 2012
Citoliva Opens Olive Oil 'Cooking Lab' in Jaén
In a bid to further increase innovation and knowledge in the area of olive oil, the Andalusian technological center CITOLIVA has opened the first cooking '"laboratory" in Spain solely dedicated to olive oil.
Mar. 21, 2012
Drought Dooms Run of Bumper Havests in Spain
Spain’s next olive harvest could be down 50 percent due to the current drought, agricultural union ASAJA warned today.
Mar. 20, 2012
Andalusia Setting Up Its Own Olive Council
Andalusia approved a 26-member Olive Council with representatives from government, industry, consumer groups, experts and business people to promote sustainable development, and improve marketing and olive oil quality.
Mar. 13, 2012
ChileOliva to Host Seminar on Olive Oil Processing
The Chilean trade organization partners up with InnovaChile to offer a seminar on the olive oil quality, processing and efficiency in central Chile.
Mar. 9, 2012
U.S. Olive Oil Imports Climb with Help from Spain and Morocco
Italy and Turkey have lost ground to Spain, Morocco and Tunisia in the United States olive oil market, which has grown 11 percent in five years.
Mar. 5, 2012
Back in Black, Deoleo Plans Expansion
Spanish food giant Deoleo - owner of olive oil brands Carbonell, Bertolli, Carapelli, Koipe and Sasso - is back in the black and planning to double its size via growth in emerging markets and new products in old ones.
Mar. 2, 2012
Chile Looks for Stronger Ties with Andalusia
The South American country's burgeoning olive oil industry aims to form an alliance with Jaén and Andalusia, Spain's core olive producing region, to further expansion.
Mar. 2, 2012
Andalusia Leads European Forum of Olive Regions
Andalusian Agriculture Minister, Clara Aguilera, announced a meeting on March 7th in Brussels, of a "European Forum of Olive Regions," an initiative promoted by Andalusia and signed by 13 European production areas.
Feb. 29, 2012
Spanish Producers Call Moroccan Olive Oil Trade Deal a 'Disaster'
Moroccan olive oil producers say Spain should not be so afraid of a wider EU-Morocco free trade deal - at least for now - because the US market is their main target.
Feb. 27, 2012
Argentina's Olive Oil Production Expected to Double By 2020
Argentina's olive oil industry is expected to double by 2020 firmly establishing it among the top producers in the world.
Feb. 23, 2012
USDA Surveys the Chemical Profiles of American Olive Oils
A new study illustrates the chemical diversity of olive oil varietals in the U.S. to fine-tune standards and prevent trade restrictions for American exporters.
Feb. 21, 2012
Barjol Says Recent Fraud Cases Show Countries are 'Cracking Down'
Olive oil has been getting a lot of bad press lately. IOC chief Jean-Louis Barjol explains what the IOC is doing to prevent fraud, protect consumers and uphold olive oil's reputation.
Feb. 14, 2012
Spanish Police Say Palm, Avocado, Sunflower Was Passed Off as Olive Oil
Details of an alleged international olive oil adulteration scam were released today by Spanish police.
Feb. 10, 2012
Nineteen Arrested Over Alleged Olive Oil Fraud
Spanish police this week arrested 19 people allegedly linked to a complex network engaged in multi-million euro olive oil fraud, money laundering and tax evasion.