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4th Wine, Olive, Oliveoil and Alcoholic Beverages fair Vinolive 2007 organised by Izmir Fair Services Culture and Art Affairs Trade Inc.(IZFAS) will be held between April 26th and 29th in Izmir. According to a statement issued from IZFAS, 130 companies will attend the fair intended for the participation of professionals in the sector. The fair [...]

Written by Tim Daly, If you haven’t heard of the Corto Olive company yet, you will fairly soon. Corto Olive is located near Stockton and the company is hoping to make a very big splash in the olive oil industry. Corto is planting thousands of trees near Lodi and Stockton and hoping to produce about [...]

Europe’s olive growers face two major challenges: on the one hand, they have to adhere to strict EU environmental legislation, but at the same time competition from overseas olive growers is pressurising them to keep their prices low. Now, thanks to the EU-funded NASOOP (Integrated Approach to Sustainable Olive Oil and Table Olive Production) project, [...]

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) stated Sunday that the total number of olive presses in the Palestinian Territory is 266, of which 246 are operating, while 20 are temporarily closed. In a statistical report, to WAFA, on olives presses in the Palestinian Territory for the year 2006, PCBS said that the total quantity [...]

Eight companies have participated in the Jordanian pavilion at the 3rd Olive Oil Exhibition which concluded its activities on Friday in the Chinese capital, Beijing, alongside 150 other companies from 15 countries. The exhibition is one of the most important events for marketing olive oil to meet the demand in the Chinese market. CEO of [...]

SOS Cuetara SA said it is modernizing cultivation methods to help stabilize olive oil prices and increase production. In a statement outlining a new strategic plan, the edible-oil refiner said that some 10,000 new hectares will be planted annually on land that is either bought through investment funds, rented or accessed through agreements with farmers. [...]

Alan Greene, vice president of sales and marketing for California Olive Ranch in Oroville, has been elected Board President for the widely respected California Olive Oil Council. “The COOC welcomes the leadership and vision Alan brings to the COOC and the entire industry. As dramatic growth continues, the board, with Alan at the helm is [...]

Nous avions deja évoqué du SIAL Montreal ICI, Une délégation représentant une dizaine de sociétés marocaines parmi les leaders du secteur de l’agro-industrie a participé du 28 au 30 mars au Salon international de l’alimentation (Sial Montréal). Au cours de cette 4e édition du Salon, les exposants marocains ont présenté, sur une superficie de 120 [...]

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has delayed by one year its plan to dump tax breaks for non-forestry managed investment schemes. The Federal Government last month announced the ATO was changing its interpretation of laws that allowed people investing in crops such as olives, wine and avocadoes to claim upfront tax breaks. The new interpretation [...]

By Stephen Daniells, The presence of Benecol in Portugal is increasing with the announcement that the cholesterol-reducing ingredient is being introduced to olive oil, said to capture all the growth in the fats markets in Portugal by 2010. Mikko Laavainen, vice president, sales & marketing confirmed to NutraIngredients.com that this is the first time that [...]

3rd edition, China and Asia’s largest International Olive Oil Competition will be presented at the 2007 edition of SIAL China Shanghai 10-12 May, Take the opportunity to break into the Chinese market’s enormous potential! REGISTRATION DEADLINE APRIL 6th, 2007 For the application form; please send an email HERE Julien GARCIA Tel +33 1 49 68 [...]

par K. Boumiza, Philippe Tillous-Borde Président de Lesieur, vient de signer, vendredi dernier à Tunis, un accord de partenariat avec le groupe tunisien Hmila qui travaille déjà dans le secteur des huiles végétales. Lesieur s’adjuge ainsi un tiers du capital de Cristal Tunisie, à couté de la Raffinerie Africaine et Cristal Maroc. Mais Lesieur ne [...]

Tunisia’s olive oil exports grew 65 percent in January from a year earlier as it boosted output to meet rising world demand, official data showed on Friday. Tunisia is North Africa’s top exporter of olive oil, which accounts for half of its farm exports. Those in turn represent more than 10 percent of the country’s [...]

By Deidre Woollard, Perhaps you’ve given up on the California winery dream, too labor intensive, too confusing and the market is crowded with small winemakers. How about the olive company dream? Today’s estate in Goleta, California offers you the chance to become the owner of a 101 acre ranch that is home to over 5,000 [...]

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A Madrid-based inter-governmental organisation is to spend a million euros (Rs.58 million) in a three-year campaign to ramp up olive oil sales in India by pointing to its culinary and health benefits. Of this, 500,000 euros will be spent between May and December on a series of events involving the [...]