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Olives Worldwide, there are approximately 10 million hectares where olive trees are grown. There are around 900 million trees, of which 98% are found in the countries of the Mediterranean, 90 million of which are in Turkey. In the harvest season of 2000-2001, the 80 million trees found in the Aegean region are expected to […]

The First Anatolive Eurasian Olive, Olive Oil & Processes Fair & Congress will be held at Istanbul Expo Center on January 25th. The fair is organized by Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, Turkish Exporters` Assembly (TIM), Aegean Olive & Olive Oil Exporters` Association (EZZIB), and Zeytindostu (Olive Friend) Association. Besides the conference on Turkish olive and […]

Italian chef Enrico Sartor shares some pointers on choosing the right label for your table With all the health benefits it is supposed to have, olive oil is being pursued like never before. Food connoisseurs are even going as far as buying the oil at its source or with the PDO (protected designation of origin) […]

By Evie Barkin, The first settlers predominantly used olive oil for their cooking needs because it was the oil available to them. Due to necessary growing conditions, olive oil comes from a relatively small area of the world. While indigenous to the eastern Mediterranean, olive trees have also been cultivated in the Middle East. Olives […]

THIS country’s finest olive oil comes from Franschhoek in the Boland. Waterfall River Farm beat twenty contenders in the Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition with an oil made from its maiden vintage. The results of the first SA Olive Awards were announced last month at Laborie in Paarl. Winners were awarded in three categories: Extra […]