Archive for September, 2006

02 Sep

Staggering losses expected for county growers

By Aaron Burgin, The limbs on olive trees along both sides of Spruce Road usually hang like weeping willows this time of the year. Normally, they are heavy with the black, ovular fruit that pickers will harvest in two weeks. This year is different. There are no olives. “I’ve got 14 acres here, and I’m [...]

01 Sep

Kiwi olive oils pip the world

By Tania Katterns, New Zealand olive oil makers are pipping the world’s elite, with Wairarapa growers among those strengthening their foothold in the international market.

01 Sep

Extra virgin olive oil by Manfredi

By Steve Manfredi, When it comes to oil, I have a preference for extra virgin olive oil. Whether it’s for cooking, dipping or dressing, no other oil will do. There are still some people who advise against cooking with this oil because, they say, it burns easily. Its high smoking-point is 210C, well above the ideal [...]

01 Sep

[Tunisie] Exportations Agricoles & industries Agro-alimentaires au terme de 2005

Malgré l’effet de la nette régression des exportations de l’huile d’olive, le secteur de l’agriculture et des industries agro-alimentaires a clôturé l’année 2005 avec une évolution positive des recettes de 6,1% contre 82,5% en 2004, passant ainsi de 1 368,9 MD à 1 452,6 MD. Hors l’huile d’olive, les exportations du secteur ont enregistré une [...]