Olive Oil Selections’ latest shipment landed on the Charleston docks in late June. It consists of three EVOOs: Its own cooperative Lakonia Koroneiki and neighboring Athenolia varietals, plus a first time partnership with a newly established coop from Crete with Koroneiki orchards grown at altitude. It includes red wine vinegar...
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NEWS 9 JUNE 2015 Olive Oil Importers Association of North America (NAOOA) did off-the-shelf testing of 18 Californian EVOOs to check their compliance with the new Olive Oil Commission of California (OOCC) grade and labeling standards, reporting that 67% of the sample failed to meet them. More: https://www.calathena.com/09/analysis-of-the-naooa-report-on-random-testing-of-california-evoo...
Costco Goes Greek Source: The Pappas Post, April 28, 2015 Costco dropped Italian sources for Greek producers. Costco Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti said that the availability of the extra-virgin olive oil Costco usually purchases from Italy is down to one-tenth of the normal level. “We wanted to get a...
Olive Oil Prices Rising March 5, 2015 Source: Olivenews The 2014-15 global harvest season was the lowest of the past 15 years. Italy’s disastrous harvest and Spain’s reduced output have pushed prices up for this year. Italian EVOO at the source is currently up 90% (€5.35 vs €2.82 per...
US Olive Oil Imports Source: International Olive Oil Council February 19, 2015 20 years ago, US Olive oil imports amounted to 123,000 metric tons of which 13% came into the country in bulk form. By last year, imports had grown to 312,000 metric tons of which 41% was in...
