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A study conducted by the NWFP agriculture research centre says that the province can earn $3.5 billion annually from export of olive oil by bringing under olive cultivation the high rainfall areas of the province. “Two million acres of cultivable wastelands and uncultivated forest area can be brought under olive cultivation in the high rainfall […]

WITH the help of a few industrious volunteers and some hard working staff, ‘Grounds’ staff has set a record for processing olives. 1050kg of olives were picked and processed in three days last month resulting in 180 litres of olive oil, an overall yield of 15.52 per cent. Grounds manager Gordon Smyth was pleased with […]

There’s a growing market for California olive oil. Production in the state increased 168 percent between 1996 and 2004, and continues apace. California growers produce about 425,000 gallons and are on track for 750,000 gallons annually in three or four years, overtaking the French. U.S. consumers purchase 65 million gallons of olive oil annually, almost […]

It began like any other tasting in the Wine Country. First I swirled, circling my tiny glass on the counter so the precious golden nectar would coat the sides. Next I sniffed, inhaling until scents of earth and citrus wafted to my nose. Finally, I sipped the elixir, swished it around in my mouth and […]

M. Mohamed Habib Haddad, ministre de l’Agriculture et des Ressources hydrauliques, a présidé, hier, au siège du département, une séance de travail consacrée au suivi de l’exportation de l’huile d’olive.