Category: Olive News

Tunisian diplomats in Washington, D.C. are negotiating to avoid a 28 percent tariff on exports to the U.S., with ongoing discussions led by Marouane Ben Jomaa. The potential tariffs could impact key sectors like olive oil, dates, and handcrafts, with the olive oil trade being particularly affected. Read full article here: https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/business/north-america/tunisia-seeks-trade-deal-to-avert-28-percent-export-tariff/138353

Greek producers and standardizers are worried about the risk of the collapse of the success of recent years Tariffs are a weapon and a tool for exercising policy, and in this capacity, US President Donald Trump’s move to impose a tariff of only 10% on products from Turkey and Egypt significantly changes the terms of a “silent war” that has been …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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

The export ban imposed by the Turkish government – Breaking news: Turkey imposed an export ban on its olive oils (1/8/2023) may have been a good measure for the grassroots as it stopped the skyrocketing prices on the domestic market, but at the same time it was also very bad news for traders and exporters, …

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Is called Sultana and it is the new olive variety which, according to the University of Cordoba “it will revolutionize high-density planting”. Fruit of the research developed with the Balam Agricultures, this new variety is considered a watershed in the production of high density olive groves. As reported by the Spanish magazine Marcaceous, Pedro Gàlvez …

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The IOC has published the list of winners and finalists of the 24th edition of the Mario Solinas Quality Award for extra virgin olive oils (EVOOs) from the northern hemisphere. This year, the world’s most prestigious non-for-profit EVOO competition, received 113 samples from 10 countries. The winning and finalist oils were judged by an International …

Read more “The IOC announces this year’s best EVOOs!”