The new olive harvest that produces our Extra Virgin Olive Oil has come into season. Our Cretan Co-op Estate has started harvesting the new crop, milling it and storing it. Given its location and altitude, it avoided the effects of the fruit fly that afflicted certain parts of Crete, thus...
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A report by the European Commission predicts that olive oil exports from the European Union (E.U.) will reach record levels for the current 2018/2019 season. The E.U. the world’s leading olive oil producer, with Spain being its largest producer by far, followed by Italy and Greece as well as the world’s biggest exporter of olive oil with 625,000 tons...
As shipments of olive oil from the 2018-18 harvest in progress in the Mediterranean and California reach distributors, food service facilities and the store shelves, consumers must look into where their oil is coming from. A down cycle in most producing regions but Spain, adverse climatic conditions in Italy and...
2018-19 MED HARVEST OUTLOOK Most of the olive oil producing countries on the Mediterranean shores are experiencing their “down” cycle this season. Among the majors, Greece will produce around 240,000 metric tons, down from a peak of 360,000mt last year, Tunisia 160,000 mt vs. 280,000mt and Italy, hit by frost...
NEWS 16 AUG, 2018 US colleges show concern over the quality and the dietary benefits of the food their students will be consuming on campus over their four years of studies. It seems that college entrants place value on the food offerings before they select the institution they will attend....
