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Olive oil, which was being sold at over Rs 1,000 a litre a few months back, will soon be available at below Rs 500 level thanks to increased competition among Spanish and Italian firms, which are vying for a larger share of the Indian market. “We will launch a promotional offer pricing olive oil at […]

With lifestyle diseases like obesity and heart trouble becoming endemic in the country, Indians are increasingly taking to olive oil as the preferred cooking medium, prompting global manufacturers to eye this growing market. According to the International Olive Council (IOC), a non-profit organisation, Indians today consume some 2,000 tonnes of olive oil per annum, but […]

Once ranking forth after Spain, Italy and Greece, Turkish olive oil production suffered a setback. Now it ranks sixth after Syria and Tunisia. As olive oil consumption is on the rise world wide globally, efforts are underway to increase Turkey’s share in global production. But the necessary transition to modern harvesting is slow and the […]

Regarding table olives, Morocco is the second exporting country worldwide. Spain remains the market leader. For olive oil, Morocco is the fifth or sixth largest exporter. The Moroccan company SACIA is responsible for a large part of the national olive export. SACIA was founded in 1999 when the first machine for the production of olive […]

Interview par N. C. Fraj Jaboussi est un agriculteur de la région de Bouarada, située à quelque 100 km au nord-ouest de Tunis. La région est notamment connue pour ses grandes cultures céréalieres et ses oliviers centenaires. Comment se présente la récolte d’olives? Elle est juste moyenne, soit environ la moitié de celle de l’année […]