The shift to super-intensive cultivation, low prices for olives and olive oil, and the surplus on the international market were identified as factors that led to the reversal of a decades-long trend.
Revolution in Extremadura’s Olive Sector Increases Its Economic Importance
Extremadura’s sector is undergoing an important transformation with the expansion of intensive olive crops.
New California Conference to Discuss Marketing Order, High-Density Farming
A conference in Dixon, California, will present a proposed olive oil marketing order and offer practical, information for growers and processors.
Reactions Underscore ‘Super Premium’s’ Long Road Ahead
Articles published on the same day in two major American newspapers put olive oil in the spotlight again. Readers' comments in the Washington Post offered a glimpse at some American reactions to Association 3E's super-premium initiative.
California Agriculture Magazine’s Spotlight on Olive Oil
Sparked by huge changes in the California olive industry in recent years, California Agriculture magazine devoted an issue to olive oil production and quality factors.
Australian olive oil pioneer Boundary Bend is hell-bent on higher yields, efficient processes, and making great extra virgin olive oil at a competitive price.