Olive Oil Faces Trump’s Tariffs

Consumption Expected to Hold Steady, Though Spain May Lose Competitiveness The industry expresses discontent over the tariffs, calling them “very bad news,” and urges their removal .The U.S. is Spain’s second-largest buyer of “liquid gold,” surpassed only by Italy. The trade war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump has dealt one of its most significant …

The ‘’Malta Declaration’’, an important AEMO proposal adopted by the RECOMED General Assembly

At the annual General Assembly of RECOMED member countries, the Spanish delegation represented at the meeting by the President of AEMO Mrs Lola Amo Camino and his Director Mr Jose M. Penko presented the Malta Declaration, the subject and objective of which is to ensure fair prices for Mediterranean extra virgin olive oil, which was …

General Assembly of RECOMED 2024

The RECOMED General Assembly was successfully held in Malta (St Julians) with the participation of 7 RECOMED member countries: Greece, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Turkiye The General Assembly focused on the activities of the Network in the period 2023-2024 and their expansion. New members, such as Malta and Slovenia represented by the Olive Growers’ …

Annual General Assembly of RECOMED Network Members in Malta

The Annual General Assembly of our members will take place on Saturday 23 November 2024 in Malta. Our host will be the new member of RECOMED «Olive Growers Cooperative Limited» after a kind proposal by the President of the Cooperative Mr. Jimmy Magro. The General Assembly will discuss important issues concerning the initiatives and future …

THE IOC CONVENES ITS COUNCIL OF MEMBERS

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE IOC’S MEMBER STATES GATHER TO WELCOME NEW MEMBERS AND DISCUSS UPDATES FOR THE YEAR The IOC convened the 119th plenary session of its Council of Members on Tuesday, June 25 at the headquarters in Madrid. It brought together delegations from most of the organization’s 20 Member States, who represent around 94% of …

THE IOC IS PREPARING TO CELEBRATE WORLD OLIVE DAY 2024

THE IOC WILL COMMEMORATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET PYRAMID In November 2024, the IOC will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the official publication of the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid in the margins of World Olive Day. The IOC would like to recognize the people and organizations that pioneered this initiative, …

The SINFO Olive Tree, RECOMED Award for the Best Monumental Olive Tree in the Mediterranean

In 2019, Recomed organized the 1st Mediterranean Contest of the Best Monumental Olive Tree. Among 12 specimens from 6 countries which were presented, a prestigious jury, formed by experts in agronomy, chose the SINFO OLIVE TREE located in Traiguera (Castellón) as a winner, in an area declared by FAO as GIAHS of Monumental Olive Trees …

Contaminants in Cretan olive oil: Exhaust fumes from olive oil mills, pesticides and plasticizers contaminate the olive oil

Lubricants and exhaust gases are a new group of contaminants for the olive oil produced in Crete, which are expected to be targeted by the European Union in the next two years at the latest. Therefore, both olive growers during olive harvesting and producers during the pressing of the olives must be as careful as …

10th Panhellenic Olive Oil and Table Olive Festival of Kalamata under the auspices of the “Mediterranean Olive Oil Cities Network – RECOMED”

10th Panhellenic Olive Oil and Table Olive Festival of Kalamata under the auspices of the “Mediterranean Olive Oil Cities Network – RECOMED”. On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April 2024, the “10th Panhellenic Olive Oil and Table Olive Festival of Kalamata” will take place in Kalamata (at the Elysian Luxury Hotel), an initiative of the …