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By Jennifer M. Freedman, Mexican import duties on olive oil from Italy, Spain and Greece are illegal, World Trade Organization judges ruled, backing a complaint by the European Union while rejecting the bloc’s call for a repeal of the taxes. “Having found that Mexico has acted inconsistently with provisions” of WTO rules on subsidies and [...]

The 3rd “Mediterranean Days of Olive Tree” will take place on October 27-29 in Meknes (14km east of Rabat) under the theme “Challenges of Olive Oil Production: variety, quality, Label, registered designation of origin and Marketing.” Initiated by the Olive Tree Agropolis and the National School of Agriculture of Meknès in partnership with the International [...]

By Nigel Austin, THE fast-growing South Australian olive industry wants to impose a tax of up to $6 a tonne on itself to help fund market development and lift productivity. Olives SA president Lisa Rowntree said a three-month consultation process had revealed widespread industry support for the fund. “Not only was feedback positive, it also [...]

The Daily Telegraph is giving one lucky reader the exclusive opportunity to join the judging process at the Sydney Royal Olive Oil Competition on Monday 8th September 2008. Closed to the public, this is a special opportunity to experience the best of the best in Australian Olive Oil production and learn what goes into making [...]

BlogTalkRadio’s The Recipe Box Show with host Barbara Howard will feature an interview with Mr. Bruce Cohn. The show will broadcast live via the internet on Wednesday, September 2, 2008 at 8:00 pm EST. Callers are welcome to listen to the conversation during the show by calling (646) 378-1299. The live, Internet talk-radio show will [...]

By Naomi Bryant, Spanish-owned Peinsa has announced plans to build Chile’s largest olive oil business at a cost of US$200 million. The project contemplates putting 5,000 hectares of olive plantations into production in Region VII. The company began buying up land near Villaseca in January. It currently owns 3,200 hectares, with contracts to rent another [...]

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By Rick Longley, Photo by Michael Green, A state-of-the-art olive oil processing plant has come to Artois and is set to do some test  processing this fall. The 25,000 square-foot plant is located on County Road 35 about two miles west of this small farming community, and its owners promise it will help make Glenn [...]

By David Penner, It’s branches crowned Julius Caesar as he marched into Rome. It seeped into the bones of saints through their sarcophaguses. Ancient Olympians rubbed it into their skin. And today, world-class chefs and weekend kitchen commanders, like myself, use it every day. What is this highly prized treasure of the culinary world? It’s [...]

Workers with the state Department of the Environment and the city Fire Department plan today to flush a 2-mile stretch of sewer leading to the harbor after it was contaminated over the weekend by a 6,000-gallon olive oil spill at an East Baltimore business, authorities said. By Gus G. Sentementes, photo by Karl Merton Ferron, [...]

Growing demand for olive oil is leading to concerns over drought in parts of Europe, a report warns. By Chris Irvine, Parts of Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal are turning into deserts and suffering water shortages because of the intense olive farming that has developed in the area, according to The Ecologist magazine. The magazine [...]

ONE of Scotland’s fastest growing olive oil companies is preparing to expand with the launch of a new range of exclusive products from Spain. Edinburgh-based El Olivo, which has achieved rapid success with its range of award-winning Spanish olive oils, is set to diversify with the introduction of products including olive oil chocolates, olive pate [...]

By Phil Thomson, (from release) The Australian Olive Association (AOA) has signed off on an industry code of practice to promote quality, authenticity and confidence in the Australian olive industry. The code aims to provide security and confidence to consumers and investors in Australia and overseas by providing certification that Australian olive products meet high [...]

An ancient olive-oil production complex dating from the 6th-7th Centuries CE , one of the largest ever exposed in Israel was discovered at Ahihud, in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority. A unique and impressive complex for producing oil that dates to the Byzantine period, which is also one of the largest uncovered in [...]

The state Senate on Tuesday approved a measure that would make California’s olive oil grades conform to international standards and require that bottles of the product be labeled accordingly. The move follows approval by the Assembly last month. “Olive oil is a rapidly growing industry in California, with volume projected to increase by 1,000% in [...]