Archive for July, 2008

11 Jul

NZ Olive industry delivers the good oil

By Jacqueline Smith, Jim Syme, president of Olives New Zealand, expects local olive growers will produce around 220,000 litres of olive oil this year, up from 185,000 litres in 2007. A bumper year for New Zealand olive oil has some in the industry predicting it will follow wine as one of our most promising exports. […]

10 Jul

Pregnant Ashlee Simpson Craves “Green Olives, Pickles”

What’s mom-to-be Ashlee Simpson craving these days? “Green olives and pickles!” her husband Pete Wentz revealed on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radio show Thursday. “Green olives on everything!” He called her cravings an “anytime kind-of-thing. You always have to be ready.” [Source] Click here

10 Jul

California crop estimate at just 65,000 tons

By Julie R. Johnson, The Sevillano olive crop in California is doing poorly this year with little fruit on the tree, As olive growers in the state continue to struggle in an industry fraught with problems such as the olive fruit fly, foreign imports, and labor issues, it was unwelcome news to learn this year’s […]

10 Jul

Unilever to sell Turkish Olive Oil business

Unilever Plc. said it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Komili, the olive oil brand that it owns in Turkey, for an undisclosed price to Ana Gida, part of the Anadolu Group and expects to close the deal in 2008. The international food manufacturer said the transaction is part of its announced plans to […]

10 Jul

Filière Oléicole de la Région de Meknès: enjeux et perspectives de développement

Par Noureddine Ouazzani, L’olivier, de par ses produits et leurs utilisations séculaires ainsi que ses fonctions multiples de lutte contre l’érosion, de valorisation des terres agricoles et de fixation des populations dans les zones de montagne, constitue la principale spéculation fruitière cultivée au Maroc avec environ 590.000 Ha, soit près de 58 % du verger […]