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In a recent revelation from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture (AICA), the latest update on the olive oil balance as of January 31, 2024, resonates with a resilience reminiscent of a Clint Eastwood-style old western – an indomitable spirit akin to ‘Too Tough to Die’! Via internationalolivecouncil 
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Extreme heat, wildfires and drought have decimated much of the world’s olive harvest yet again, driving prices for olive oil to a record high of $9,000 per metric ton. Most home cooks aren’t buying olive oil by the ton. But retail olive oil prices in the United States have risen in recent years because of extreme weather in olive-oil-producing countries, growing 12.5 percent this year atop an 8.8 percent increase in 2022, according to Circana, a Chicago-based market research firm.
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The furore about Italy’s proposed ban on synthetic foods shouldn’t deflect from food-tech innovation in the country.
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The Cretan diet was already drawing the attention of outsiders by 1837, when British scholar Robert Pashley visited Crete. As Trichopoulou showed, Pashley noticed that boiled wild greens with olive oil were central to the islanders’ diet, along with bread and olives. The bread was almost always eaten with olive oil, which was also used with vegetables, meat, and fish—in fact, with most dishes eaten in Crete. While Pashley’s description can no longer be called typical of all Cretan meals or families, it still sounds familiar to health-conscious islanders. To some extent, olive oil’s centrality to the Cretan diet and lifestyle has continued to this day.
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Based on the collaboration established between MED-Amin and IGC, and the webinar held on June 9 on early 2022 grains harvest availabilities (quantity), this second webinar will address key challenges on quality of grain supplies for the Mediterranean countries. The informative session will broadcast the main global suppliers 1 ’ updates on the quality of their 2022 wheat production and processing to fit the evolution of consumption patterns in the Mediterranean. In particular, it will show how producers adapt to both long-term trends and recent changes triggered by food systems disruptions and food prices volatility since the pandemic crisis in 2020 and accelerated by the conflict in the Black Sea...
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The International Olive Council (IOC) and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) are celebrating World Olive Day (WOD) today, Thursday 23 November, at the IOC’s headquarters in Madrid. On this day, the millennial olive tree is not the only protagonist of this special event. This important international day is dedicated to the […] Via internationalolivecouncil
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The Minister of Economy has stated that the Blue International Biotechnology Center, to be installed on the grounds of the former Matosinhos refinery, will see Portugal “leading” the way in transforming the economic development model.
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Fishmongers are still selling lampuki this January after the open season was extended to the end of the month for the first time.
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Since olive oil is the main lipids source, it has special significance for health. Healthy fruit and vegetables, rich in phytochemicals, are a major proportion of this diet and contribute to the overall nutritional value and bioactivity of its components. Here we review the nutritional and health benefits of wheat germ, tomatoes, olives and chili pepper, items at the base of Mediterranean diet food pyramid that provides beneficial molecules, such as polyphenols, vitamins and flavonoids, and exert anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and anti-oxidative actions. Via internationalolivecouncil
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