olive harvest
Feb. 1, 2019
Italian Olive Oil Production Falls to Record Lows
The Institute of Services for the Agricultural and Food Market said 185,000 tons produced. A raft of climatic and phytosanitary problems are to blame.
Jan. 7, 2019
Turning Olive Stones Into Decorative Furniture
Paninos, a company based in the south of Spain, takes what has traditionally been a waste byproduct of olive oil production and turned it into an additional revenue stream.
Oct. 26, 2017
Olive Oil Times Readers Share Harvest Images
The photos illustrate the hard work and the joy each harvest brings to olive farmers in the Northern Hemisphere this time of year.
Mar. 5, 2015
Andalucia Journal: Life Among the Groves
While the processes used to harvest and cultivate olives for oil have changed a little over the years, the culture of olive oil production here hasn't.
Mar. 3, 2015
Corsican Oils are 'Tree Harvested' or 'Old Style'
Corsican olive oil producers announced that their products will be labeled depending on whether the olives were picked or dropped to the ground.
Dec. 15, 2014
After the Olive Fruit Fly and Bacterial Blight, the Dreaded Starling
There is little relief in this "Black Year" for Italian olive oil with challenges seeming to come from every direction.
Nov. 5, 2014 World
Nov. 4, 2014 Producer Profiles
Nov. 3, 2014 Opinions
Oct. 30, 2014 Europe
Umbrian Leaders Seek Action for 'Huge Damages' to Region's Growers
Oct. 20, 2014 Production
Sep. 9, 2014
Turkey Braces for Economic Impact of Erratic Weather
Number two table olive producer, Turkey, is in the midst of dealing with the economic impact of erratic weather patterns over the last year.
Jul. 22, 2014
Farmgate Prices Up 20 Percent in Spain
Prices are trending upward on predictions of a significant decrease in production for the upcoming campaign in Andalusia.
Dec. 20, 2013
Early Harvest Release Brings Fresh Oils to New York
New York’s first “early harvest release,” welcomed olive oil producers, chefs, and writers to taste new oils from Europe.
Oct. 28, 2013
Spain Starts Season with Low Stocks, Concerns About Forecasts
Spain’s olive oil bottlers are at their lowest stock levels in about four years, according to the latest figures from the Spanish Olive Oil Agency (AAO).
Oct. 28, 2013
An overnight harvesting in Italy was the occasion for a technical congress about the effect of harvest-time temperatures on olive oil.
Oct. 15, 2013
Olive Harvest Gets Social in Italy
Olives picking has started in Italy, despite the unfavorable weather conditions, and this year much of the buzz is on the Web.
Jul. 11, 2013
An Olive Harvest Festival in New Zealand
In Martinborough, New Zealand's an olive-themed harvest festival gave guests a tree-to-table experience.
Jan. 25, 2011
Mariella Gualtieri remembers a man hired to help with the harvest. Seeing her small hands shivering he said, “If only olives were the size of oranges, we’d finish sooner.”
Jul. 13, 2010
Years ago a local farmer laughed when he saw our lines of bonsai olive trees. ‘You’re mad planting in this drought,’ he said. I wish he were here now to see this.