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By Tina Caputo, California olive oil history dates back hundreds of years to the late 1700s, when the first olive trees were brought over from Spain. As the industry grew, olive trees became a common sight in Northern California and the Central Valley, and olive oil processing mills began opening to meet demand for the […]

Consumers anticipating a decline in olive oil prices post duty reduction will have to wait for a few more days as fresh stocks imported after April 1 have not yet reached the market. “We expect olive oil prices to go down by around 15 per cent, but a clear picture will emerge by mid-May because […]

President Dalmia, India decided to invest so much in olive oil market. Somebody is talking about a new Olive orchard model in the area called Rajasthan. Particularly they are intentioned to invest using very modern and high technologically irrigated systems. Why are you spending so much attention to olive cultivation? In reality, I do not […]

Thursday evening was announced the Nine winners of the Olive d’Or 2008 contest during the Canadian Gala hosted by Agri-Food Export Group Quebec-Canada. 105 olive oils from 18 country participated to this second edition organized by SIAL Montréal. Olive d’Or is an international extra virgin olive oil contest, respecting the norms of the “International Olive […]

In Spain, approximately 8.5 million kilograms of organic olive oil were put on the market in 2007. This quantity made olive oil the most important product regarding economic value and trade volume generated in the organic sector. According to the data of the Andalusian Committee for Organic Agriculture (CAAE), sales of this product increased by […]