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Jan. 15, 2019
Export Ban Impacts Libyan Olive Oil Industry
A ban imposed to olive oil exports in 2017 was meant to protect the domestic production market. Producers say that it is having the opposite effect.
Jan. 9, 2019
Researchers Use Mathematical Models to Optimize Olive Oil Production
Using response surface methodology, Spanish scientists can now predict the impact that different variables have on the olive oil production process.
Dec. 18, 2018
Production in Turkey Stumbles After Bad Harvest, but Trends Upwards
Even as some predict Turkey could become the world’s second largest olive oil producer, the country’s changing climate is forcing olive farmers and producers to do things they have never needed to do before.
Nov. 30, 2018 Production
Machine Improves Yield in Trial Runs by Hitting Olive Paste With Electricity
Nov. 27, 2018 Europe
Nov. 26, 2018 Production
Nov. 26, 2018 Business
Nov. 13, 2018 Trade Events
Nov. 7, 2018
Chilean Olive Oils on the Rise, but Challenges Await
Production hit a record high and domestic consumption is slowly growing, but some involved with the sector believe a few of the country’s largest challenges still lie ahead.
Oct. 8, 2018
Olive Oil Production Up More Than 25 Percent, Consumption Edges Higher
In its monthly newsletter, the International Olive Council released its preliminary data for the 2017/18 harvest season, which indicates increases in production, consumption and imports.
Oct. 2, 2018
Unusual Weather Leads to Dismal Harvest in California
Amid a harvest impacted by late winter temperature fluctuations, California is expecting a 30 percent drop in olive oil production this season.
Oct. 1, 2018
A Very Good Year for Turkish Olive Oil Exports
A good year for olive growers combined with relatively poor years in the Mediterranean and a depreciating Lira, see Turkish exports on pace for a five-year high.
Sep. 17, 2018
Tunisian Women Producers Making a Mark in a Man's World
Women are making their mark on Tunisia's fast-growing olive oil industry, even if it's often behind the scenes.
Jul. 18, 2018
In Western Argentina, Rising Energy Costs Worry Some Olive Growers
As Argentina's energy minister deregulates the sector and electricity costs shoot up, olive farmers are feeling the effects.
Jul. 16, 2018
Can China Become a Major Olive Oil Producer?
China's growing demand is helping move forward domestic production.
Jul. 9, 2018
New Torrefaction Process Reduces Transportation Costs for Biomass
Researchers at Fraunhofer IGB developed an improved torrefaction process to make use of olive biomass.
Jun. 27, 2018
Andalusia Pledges Big Investment in Olive Sector
More than €60 million will be provided to farmers and agricultural associations to invest in irrigation infrastructure and new technology.
May. 29, 2018
Optimism Abounds in Argentina Olive Sector
Olive oil production is expected to grow by as much as 20 percent by 2019.
Apr. 3, 2018
Why Some Producers Are Not Ready to Give Up Their Traditional Presses
Inefficient and difficult to maintain, traditional presses are often dismissed as a relic of another era. Olive Oil Times found some producers who say they are not about to abandon their old presses anytime soon.
Feb. 12, 2018
The French association Afidol shed light on the misinterpreted taste of "black fruity" oil and the controversy behind the ancestral tradition of controlled fermentation.
Feb. 6, 2018
Olive Skills Help Rehabilitate Turkish Prisoners
In addition to pressing the olives grown on prison land, the facility also charges locals a small fee to process their olives.
Jan. 24, 2018
How Microorganisms Affect the Sensorial Qualities of Olive Oil
Yeasts are among the microorganisms present in olive oil and, depending on their enzymatic activities, they can either improve or damage the oil quality.
Jan. 24, 2018
ABC News Explores Effects of Climate Change on Italian Olive Oil Production
ABC news chief meteorologist Ginger Zee traveled with her crew through Italy to talk about climate change with producers and scientists during the 2016 harvest.