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Opinions / page 3

An olive tree with a thick trunk and green leaves in a natural outdoor environment. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Feb. 26, 2014

Adulterating Greek Olive Oil Will Not Boost Competitiveness

An agency is proposing Greece allow olive oil blended with other oils on the Greek market. Will this approach backfire?

Close-up of typewriter keys with the letters M, Y, T, H highlighted against a dark background. - Olive Oil Times
Health

Feb. 3, 2014

More Misconceptions About Olive Oil

Claims about the healthfulness of olive oil made by seed and vegetable companies are unsubstantiated.

Graphic showing a person with a shopping cart next to bottles labeled real and adulterated in different colors. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Jan. 26, 2014

An 'Interactive' Lesson in Olive Oil Fraud

Oversimplification of complicated topics for short attention spans can disguise what is, all too often, just more misinformation.

Olive trees arranged in rows on a hillside with green grass and distant mountains. - Olive Oil Times
View of a bridge over water in Stockholm with buildings and trees in the background. - Olive Oil Times

Nov. 26, 2013 Opinions

Notes from Stockholm

Man holding a bottle of olive oil while shopping in a grocery store aisle. - Olive Oil Times
Vast yellow canola fields with mountains in the background in China. - Olive Oil Times
Two individuals sitting and sketching in an olive grove while a third person stands and observes. - Olive Oil Times
Cover of a report titled 'Olive Oil: Conditions of Competition between U.S. and Major Foreign Supplier Industries' with an American flag background. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Sep. 30, 2013

Trade Commission Report Fails to Consider Latest E.U. Measures

As is often the case with government reports, one hand is paying no attention to what the other hand is doing.

Two individuals in a discussion, one speaking into a microphone and the other gesturing with their hand. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Sep. 25, 2013

U.S. Launches Coordinated Strikes on E.U. Olive Oil Strongholds from Washington and Sacramento

It might not have been the offensive many were expecting over the past few weeks, though it was carefully targeted.

Cover of a report titled 'Olive Oil: Conditions of Competition between U.S. and Major Foreign Supplier Industries'. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Sep. 17, 2013

Trade Commission Report a Good Read for New World Producers

A report released last week by the U.S. International Trade Commission made for a good weekend read, especially in California.

A man in a dark suit and tie standing at a podium during a conference presentation. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Aug. 9, 2013

Experts Skeptical of Dalmia's Pomace Oil 'Discovery'

With one sample, the Indian Olive Association's asserted "the humble olive pomace oil contains generous quantities of antioxidants."

Opinions

Jul. 24, 2013

Olive Oil and Trade Talks

Whether any common ground will emerge in the two wings of U.S. trade policy is anyone’s guess, but it seems unlikely.

A world map displayed in yellow with radiating lines on a black background. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Jun. 26, 2013

Olive Oil Industry Megatrends

Simon Field looks at some global trends to consider when planning to sustain and grow olive oil enterprises.

Yoko Ono wearing a white hat and sunglasses speaking at a podium with a sign for Artists Against Fracking. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

May. 20, 2013

Olive Groves and 'Fracking'

It turns out that the biggest threat to our olive groves is not Chinese crops, Moroccan production, low prices or CAP reform.

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Dry, cracked earth surface with small patches of green grass emerging between the cracks. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Apr. 22, 2013

Climate Change Effects on Vines Should Alarm Olive Oil Producers

A study predicts that the climate change will totally change the global map of wine making, and where wine goes, olives follow.

Hands of a person holding soybeans with a pile of soybeans in the background. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Mar. 17, 2013

Olive Oil's Biggest Problem

The biggest threat these days to olive oil producers is not other olive oil producers, and time is running out to organize a defense.

An olive tree with a thick trunk and green leaves in a natural outdoor environment. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Mar. 4, 2013

Much Ado About Nothing

There have been no shortage of plans, but very little in the way of action to save the olive oil sector in Spain.

Chalkboard with the equation 'x = ?' written in white chalk. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Feb. 18, 2013

Time for Greek Olive Oil to 'Solve for X'

The Greek olive oil industry could take a cue from Google's concept of "moonshot thinking" to solve the overwhelming problems it faces.

Close-up view of an olive tree trunk with textured bark and green leaves in the background. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Feb. 10, 2013

Genetics May Prove Valuable for Greek Olive Oil Producers

While the olive oil industry in Greece is shaky, it is time for pioneering thinking and concerted efforts.

Olive trees in rows under a blue sky with a rainbow arching above. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Nov. 7, 2012

California's 462,000-Acre 'Field of Dreams'

American olive oil producers and foreign suppliers are headed for a showdown. What's really at stake in the looming olive oil trade war?

Multiple European Union flags waving in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Oct. 19, 2012

EU Olive Oil Promotion Policies 'Unfair'

EU promotional mechanisms are encouraging unfair competition between member states, according to the Extra Virgin Olive Oil Consortium.

Person holding a woven basket filled with green and black olives in an outdoor setting. - Olive Oil Times
Opinions

Oct. 18, 2012

Are Mission Olives Actually Picholine Marocaine?

Since their introduction in the late 1700's Mission olives were thought to be unique to the U.S. but DNA fingerprinting suggests otherwise.

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