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Olive groves play a leading role in the efforts to develop organic agriculture in Spain. Organic olive groves already cover an area larger than the area of Luxembourg. This crop is also the second fastest growing category of organic arable land. According to Luis Planas, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Spain is on the way to achieving one of the...
Andalusian olive oil exports reached 852 million euros in the first four months of 2021, according to data compiled by the Office of Export and Foreign Investment of the Government of Andalusia (Extenda). This is an increase of 22.5% from last year. Of these, 63% are Extra Virgin, which underlines the desire of Spanish manufacturers to produce products of the...
Researchers are currently studying the genetic characteristics of newly discovered varieties to see how they cope with extreme weather conditions in the area. It's amazing that after thousands of years of olive cultivation, new varieties are still appearing, right? These varieties of olives have a very high proportion of oleic acid and a large number of polyphenols, which give them a...
The Spaniards came up with the idea of using the global popularity of football to promote Spanish agri-food products. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food have signed a two-year agreement to promote the values of sport, nutrition and gastronomy. We should take an example from them!This initiative is part of the Spanish...
Prices for extra virgin olive oil in Spain have reached their highest point since November 2018, according to data from the International Olive Oil Council (IOC).The price of extra virgin olive oil in Jaen, which is considered the benchmark for the production of Spanish olive oil, reached 272 euros per 100 liters, which is 27.8% higher than a year ago....
The United States and the European Union have agreed to suspend retaliatory tariffs worth $11.5 billion. (9.65 billion euros), mutually imposed during the ongoing dispute over subsidies to aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus.The 25 percent tariff imposed by the United States in the person of Donald Trump on some Spanish olive oils, as well as Spanish and French green table...
The move comes after the US Trade representative announced that it would not review any of the current tariffs on European imports. The Spanish government has contacted the European Commission, urging it to open talks with the United States on suspending import duties on Spanish olive oil and table olives and finding a "balanced and mutually beneficial solution" to the trade...
Over the past three decades, global olive oil consumption has almost doubled, rising from 1.7 million tons in the 1990/91 agricultural year to 3.2 million tons in 2019/20, according to the International Olive Council.However, this growth has not been uniform, and the popularity of olive oil has varied in different parts of the world, making the picture of consumption trends...