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  Olive fruit fly larvae were found on fresh olives that a passenger from Lebanon was trying to carry into San Diego International Airport, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday.   Agriculture specialists working at the airport on Oct. 4 found several olive fruit fly larvae on almost nine pounds of fresh olives [...]

Portuguese researchers have identified a vital component of olive oil that gives greatest protection from heart attack and stroke. Lead researcher Fatima Paiva-Martins from University of Porto has discovered an antioxidant called DHPEA-EDA that protects red blood cells from damage more than any other part of olive oil. “These findings provide the scientific basis for [...]

A new levy paid by South Australian olive growers will help promote and further develop the industry. From this harvest, growers will pay a $4 levy on each tonne of fruit they produce. Olives South Australia president Lisa Rowntree says it will increase by a dollar a year for the next three years to eventually [...]

In 1902, after completing his studies at Saint Illario Agricultural College in Genoa, Ferdinando Costa arrived in Cape Town to assist his brother Raphael, who had set up a successful nursery in Wynberg. After a few years, Ferdinando was able to obtain his own small piece of land opposite the new Fernwood Estate in Newlands [...]

Marketable health benefits, along with a growing consumer interest in Mediterranean foods and unique regional flavor choices, are helping to drive an invigorated olive oil market in the U.S., which should surpass $1.3 billion by 2010, according to Olive Oil in the U.S., the latest market research from Packaged Facts. Packaged Facts projects that the [...]

Argentina’s olive and olive oil exports set a new record of 148 million U.S. dollars in the first ten months of this year, local media reported Sunday. From January to October, Argentina exported 76,300 tons of olives, with a net profit of 98.5 million dollars, Argentine authorities said. Olive exports and the net profit rose [...]

Par D.D. L’année 2007 sera, comme on le verra plus tard, l’une des meilleures en production oléicole et devra permettre de faire oublier les tumultes de l’année précédente, ayant entraîné une nette flambée du prix de l’huile d’olive. Un cadre des services agricole (DSA) de Skikda rapporte à cet effet que « contrairement à la [...]

By Nancy Gaifyllia, With the exception of Throubes (an olive from the island of Thassos that’s picked when fully mature), olives straight off the tree are hard and bitter. Curing is what removes the bitterness. Once cured, olives can be stored with flavorings (lemon, oregano, garlic, and others), but the first step is the curing. [...]

The North Coast has emerged as the center of California’s growing olive oil production — at least for now. The California Olive Oil Council says Sonoma County has more olive oil producers than any other. But that could change as more farmers in the Central Valley switch to olive varieties meant to produce oil. [Source] [...]

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La Tunisie a pris part à la 6ème édition du Salon international de l’alimentation et des boissons ”Sial Mercosur 2007” du 28 au 30 août 2007, à Buenos Aires (Argentine). Organisé conjointement par l’ambassade de Tunisie à Buenos Aires et le Centre de promotion des exportations ”CEPEX”, le stand tunisien offre l’opportunité aux visiteurs argentins [...]

By Judy Schultz, Photograph by : Chris Schwarz, Olives are the queen of all pickles. Try mixing blanched and unblanched almonds with a selection of mixed olives. Put them all together in a flat container with a rim, heat briefly (40 seconds) in a microwave, and serve. Here are 10 of the best olives available [...]

Par Bensalem Fennass, Le 1er projet initié par le Fonds d’investissement Olea Capital Conformément à son engagement initial, le Fonds d’investissement Olea Capital (détenu par Crédit agricole du Maroc, Société Générale France et la SGMB) vient de mettre en pratique la première ferme dédiée à l’olive, sur un engagement initial de 10 fermes. La région [...]

Selon les auteurs, le Dr Giovanna Masala et collaborateurs de l’unité de nutrition moléculaire de Florence ainsi que de nombreux auteurs travaillant dans les principales villes italiennes, les habitudes alimentaires jouent un rôle important dans la santé. Ils ont investigué pour différents régimes la mortalité générale dans une large série d’Italiens âgés recrutés dans cinq [...]

Regional experts, public officials and owners of olive oil presses convened this week to draw up a strategy for regulating the olive products sector and addressing environmental problems resulting from olive by-products. During the third meeting of the regional committee of the integrated waste management of the Olive Oil Pressing Industries Programme, participants discussed means [...]