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Deoleo Reduces Losses By 75% In First Half Of Year

Spanish olive oil company Deoleo has announced that it reduced its losses by 75% to €5 million in the first six months of the year, compared to a loss...

Italian Olive Oil Production Drops Following Adverse Weather

Italian olive oil production during the 2016/2017 season amounted to 182,000 tonnes, down 62% from the previous year as a result of adverse weather conditi...

Deoleo Invests €20m In Italian Olive Oil Promotion

Spanish olive oil manufacturer Deoleo is investing €20 million to promote Italian brands Bertolli and Carapelli in the US and Italy. The investment...

Mediterranean Drought Leading To Increase In Olive Oil Prices

The price of extra virgin olive oil has surged by almost a quarter this year as a result of drought conditions in the Mediterranean, reports the Financial...

Sales Of Private Label Olive Oil Surge Across Europe

Sales of private label olive oil have surged across Europe, according to data from IRI, with hypermarkets and supermarkets across the continent reporting i...

Brazil Agriculture Ministry Uncovers Olive Oil 'Irregularities'

Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Supply has identified irregularities in 45 brands of olive oil among 140 collected in the last two yea...

Portuguese Olive Oil Prices Set To Rise: INE

The price of olive oil is set to rise in Portugal after a 30% drop in production in 2016, to less than 491,000 tonnes, according to the National Statistics...

Olive Oil Prices Are Surging After Bad Harvests Across Europe

First came courgette and aubergine shortages. Then Iceberg lettuce disappeared from European grocery shelves. Now erratic weather in Spain and Ital...