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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 […]

Reported By: Mojgan Sattar, Translated By: Aref Mohammadzadeh, The autarky coefficient of oily seeds has to increase by the end of the fourth development program (2009) with an emphasis on Olive. “The increase rate of oily seeds was not acceptable that has to be revived,” said in a special conversation with IANA’s reporter. “According to […]

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 […]