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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. […]

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 […]

Tunisia, the world’s fourth-largest olive oil producer, increased sales abroad by 15 percent to 89,300 tonnes over the first three months of the year, government data showed on Tuesday. Olive oil represents half the country’s farm exports which account for more than 10 percent of total exports. Tunisia sells 90 percent of its olive output […]

Would make state definitions conform to world standards Current California law does not define olive oil grades A bill to update California’s definitions of olive oil grades to conform to international standards is headed to a vote by the California Assembly. The Assembly Appropriations Committee voted Wednesday to approve Senate Bill 634, authored by Sen. […]

New research suggests a diet high in olive oil, vegetables and fruit may help prevent osteoporosis. With poor diet one of the key factors in brittle bone diseases French scientists have discovered the antioxidants that are present in olives can help ward off the degenerative bone illness. While performing tests on the olive plant the […]