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18  avril     00h21
Al Piglio Seeks to Tap Potential of Frosinone’s Understated Terroir
Paolo DeAndreis    An hour outside Rome, Frosinone is not widely known for olive oil production. Al Piglio hopes to change that with its World Competition win.
    00h05
Croatian Ag Minister Applauds Country’s Most Awarded Producer
Nedjeljko Jusup    With four more honors at the World Olive Oil Competition, Avistria is Croatia’s most decorated producer..
16  avril     23h25
Tuscan Producer Adapts to a Changing Olive Oil Landscape
Paolo DeAndreis    Fattoria di Volmiano embraces new ways to produce high quality extra virgin olive oil.
    01h32
Algerian Olive Oil Sector Maintains Momentum Despite Poor Harvest
Ofeoritse Daibo    Olive oil production in the crop year is expected to be about percent below average. Still, officials are confident that the sector is poised to grow.
    01h22
Small Producers, Oleotourism Take Center Stage at Ercole Olivario
Ylenia Granitto    The winners of the main competition will participate in the Shelf Life Monitoring Project, which will help improve best practices for producers and consumers.
    01h10
Trees Less Effective at Sequestering Carbon in a Hotter, Drier World, Study Finds
Costas Vasilopoulos    High temperatures and a lack of water can stress the world’s trees, causing them to emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere instead of absorbing it.
    00h58
Researchers Investigate Solar Panel and Olive Grove Synergies
Daniel Dawson    Solar panels between rows of high density olive groves generate electricity with minimal impact on yields.
    00h51
Olive Oil Production Becomes Increasingly Viable in Oman
Ofeoritse Daibo    The oil rich Gulf country planted its first commercial olive trees about ten years ago, which are now bearing fruit and yielding returns for farmers.
    00h44
Award-Winning Catalan Producer Bets on Growing Demand for Arbequina
Daniel Dawson    Two heat hampered harvests have not deterred the producers behind Gaudea, who are betting that demand for Arbequina extra virgin olive oil will keep growing.
12  avril     00h13
Global Production May Exceed Expectations, but Not Enough to Move Prices
Paolo DeAndreis    Analysts predict climate change will result in new price dynamics, with high quality extra virgin olive oil and other market segments behaving differently.
    00h05
Olive Growing Starting to Take Root in Central Europe
Nedjeljko Jusup    As climate change makes Central European winters milder and drier, farmers in Austria and northeastern Croatia are beginning to plant olives.
11  avril     23h51
Turkish Producers Pray Export Ban Ends with Ramadan
Ofeoritse Daibo    While the prohibition on bulk exports has helped control domestic prices, producers worry it has hurt their credibility with international partners.
    14h36
Germany’s Consumer Watchdog Warns Olive Oil Quality Is Falling
Paolo DeAndreis    The warning comes after of samples of labeled extra virgin olive oil were found to be marginal, at best.
10  avril     01h04
Farmers Protest European Agricultural Policies in Madrid
Ofeoritse Daibo    The protestors demand exceptions for European environmental regulations that they argue make their products less competitive on the global market.
09  avril     16h29
Tunisian Ag Minister Urges Sector to Take Advantage of Bumper Harvest
Ofeoritse Daibo    Olive oil production rebounded in the crop year. Abdelmonem Belati believes the sector must work together to export extra virgin olive oil quickly.
    12h51
The Role of Monounsaturated Fatty Acids in Olive Oil’s Health Benefits
Paolo DeAndreis    Oleic acid, classified as a monounsaturated fatty acid MUFA , has been extensively studied by scientists over the last decades, consistently demonstrating many positive effects on human health.
    12h41
Legacy Meets Innovation at Tuscany’s Azienda Pometti
Paolo DeAndreis    The latest generation of farmers at the year old Azienda Pometti is using state of the art methods to produce award winning, sustainable olive oil.
    12h35
Slovenian Producers Celebrate Award-Winning Finish to Challenging Harvest
Nedjeljko Jusup    While Slovenia’s production fell percent below average, two producers overcame inclement weather and pests to produce award winning extra virgin olive oil.
    12h30
Processed Foods Associated with Negative Health Outcomes, Study Finds
Costas Vasilopoulos    Consumption of ultra processed foods was associated with a greater risk of more than negative health outcomes.
    12h23
Discovery of Adulterated Olive Oil Kindles Debate Over Testing in Northern Cyprus
Ofeoritse Daibo    High olive oil prices and an import ban by the de facto state have created fertile ground for unscrupulous actor’s in the local market.