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First printed in La Stampa, Adapted by Ronnie Richards, Spring is a time of year when new products and initiatives prompt us to also examine the health of the extravirgin olive oil sector. Rankings, competitions and industry publications help to create a picture of the situation. Considerable political, media and market attention is focused on […]

By Robin Pomeroy, ROME, May 30 (Reuters) – Italy, which is pushing the European Union to accept that olive oil bottles should state the true origin of their contents, hopes to extend the idea to other globally traded food products, its farm minister said. In an interview with Reuters on Wednesday, Paolo De Castro said […]

High blood pressure has been called the silent killer. If you have high blood pressure, you may not know it unless you’ve been checked recently. Outwardly you will most likely feel fine and function normally. But at the time the condition could be working against you – all without you knowing. Sure, there are tablets […]

Reporting by Julia Hayley, Edited by Bernard Halloran, Spain produced 34 percent more olive oil in the season just ended, or 1.11 million tonnes in total, the Agriculture Ministry said on Wednesday. “That represents 8 percent more than the average for the last four seasons,” it said. Olive farmers also produced 500,000 tonnes of table […]

About This Painting: Jar of olives with a few on the side. This is a fun little painting. Oil on stretched canvas ready to frame. Media: oil on canvas Size: 5 in X 7 in (12.7 cm X 17.8 cm) Price: $100 USD Click here for more infos