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 [...]
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 olive [...]
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 by 18.8 [...]
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 précédente campagne [...]
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.
Ancient Greeks [...]
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.
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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 et [...]
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 in good bulk [...]
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 de Béni [...]
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 centres [...]
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 to [...]
Comvita plans to issue a $8-$12 million share placement to cover the $23 million purchase of Olive Products Australia Pty, a grower and manufacturer of complementary medical products.
Olive Products, based near Brisbane, has developed a system to extract active compounds from olive tree leaves for use in therapeutic products. The business includes a 500,000 [...]
By Stevie Ipsen,
CORNING - Though the town of Corning is not a large one, the streets of the Olive City seemed as deserted as a ghost town as people entered the city on Saturday - that is until they drove toward Woodson City Park, where not a parking spot could be found for blocks.
The 18th [...]
Olive oil is different from other cooking oils in many ways. The most important differences to consumers and cooks are its heart-healthy properties and its taste. Unlike vegetable oils, it has one.
It can be evaluated like wine, especially extra-virgin olive oil that comes from the first pressing of olives grown in one grove or region. [...]
Fin juin, hamacs, transats et parasols attendaient le passant à la Villette à Paris pour une incitation à la sieste. Organisateur de cette manifestation poussant au farniente : Puget. Les plus courageux pouvaient s’adonner à la pétanque. Pour ses 150 ans, la marque d’huile d’olive née à Marseille et qui fait aujourd’hui partie de Lesieur [...]
By Cynthia Culp Allen,
If you’re looking for something fun and local to do this weekend, you can’t go wrong with Corning’s 18th annual Olive Festival. It starts Friday evening and ends around 4 p.m. Saturday. You can go to some or all of the events. This weekend promises great weather to enjoy the activities. In [...]
Un article de Tom Mueller du New Yorker raconte qu’en 1997 et 1998, l’huile d’olive était le produit agricole le plus traffiqué dans l’Union Européenne, incitant l’office des fraudes de la communauté européenne à mettre en place un bureau spécial de lutte contre la fraude dans l’huile d’olive. L’un des enquêteurs m’a expliqué que “les [...]
By Ramona Frances,
Unlike other commodities in Madera County, the fruit from olive-bearing orchards will not lead to a “bumper” crop this year. The price may be good, but this year’s yields aren’t as impressive.
“Some of the trees are looking good (this year), others don’t have anything on them at all,” said grower Jim Erickson said [...]
By Peta Mathias,
The olive oils you see in the supermarket vary in quality. Some are exceptional value for money but you really just have to buy and taste them to find (a) the best and (b) the one you like.
You cannot tell what an oil is like by its colour - it gives no indication [...]
Diabetes:
An olive-oil-rich diet is not only a good alternative in the treatment of diabetes, but also helps in preventing or delaying the onset of the disease.
Obesity and abdominal fat:
Olive oil is high in calories like any other fats and oils, but the research states that, there is less obesity amongst the Mediterranean peoples, who consume [...]
Eating foods prepared with olive oils that are rich in phenols, substances though to have beneficial effects on the heart, may help ward off harmful blood clots in people with high cholesterol, Spanish researchers report.
“Our findings provide new evidence of the healthy effects of virgin olive oil,” Dr. Francisco Perez-Jimenez of Reina Sofia University Hospital [...]
Plus que quelques mois qui nous séparent de l’échéance de la saison de la récolte d’olive alors que la question de l’amélioration du positionnement de l’huile d’olive conditionnée sur les marchés à l’export est au centre des préparatifs.
Il est étonnant de constater qu’en Tunisie grand producteur d’huile d’olive, la part des exportations de celle conditionnée [...]
California’s 2007 olive crop forecast is 110.0 thousand tons, more than 4 times larger than last year’s crop. The bearing acres are estimated to be 31.0 thousand acres, resulting in a yield of 3.55 tons per acre. Although the 2007 California olive crop seems to be turning out lighter than originally expected, it is shaping [...]
By GÖZDE ASLANTAŞ,
A dramatic fall in this year’s olive oil production has forced producers to ask for government support. “The loss in olive orchards is growing every day,” said Ersezgin Companies Group food department chief, Naci Özgen, illustrating the dim situation of olive oil and olive producers.
In addition to the ravaging effects of global warming [...]
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