Olive Oil Times The 2026 Northern Hemisphere edition of the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition has concluded, with producers from 29 countries submitting 1,021 brands in the world’s largest olive oil quality contest. At Carma (Italy), a challenging season marked by heat and olive fly pressure led to an early harvest and one of the …
Article by PhD. Dilşen OKTAY ERTEM Olive trees have always been woven into Anatolia’s soil and imagination. They are not merely agricultural assets but living archives: symbols of life, wealth, continuity and hope. Nowhere is that continuity more tangible than in Türkiye’s Southeastern region, historically known as Upper Mesopotamia, where the knowledge of olive cultivation …
Olive tree pruning is not a superficial trimming exercise. It is a purpose-driven agronomic intervention with direct influence on tree vitality and the quality and consistency of the harvest. In professional practice, as demonstrated by Kostas in the accompanying video, this work is executed at intervals (commonly every three years), not annually. The reason is …
SLOW | SlowFood – Context Instead of Alarm, Deceleration Instead of Reflex SLOW is my overarching concept. It connects SlowFood, SlowTravel and SlowPhotography into a conscious approach to consumption, time and quality. Within the SlowFood dimension, the focus is on deceleration, on context, and on understanding food as an agricultural and cultural product – not …
SLOW | SlowFood – Einordnung statt Alarm, Verlangsamung statt Reflex SLOW ist mein übergeordnetes Konzept. Es verbindet SlowFood, SlowTravel und SlowPhotography zu einer bewussten Haltung gegenüber Konsum, Zeit und Qualität. Im Teilbereich SlowFood geht es um Verlangsamung, um Kontext, um das Verstehen von Lebensmitteln als landwirtschaftliche und kulturelle Produkte – nicht als abstrakte Zahlenkolonnen. Genau …
Selected external articles from Olive Oil Times. Included for contextual awareness, not as editorial endorsement. Text by Daniel Dawson Summary The United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services have recommended incorporating olive oil and table olives into the American diet in their new dietary guidelines, which will remain in …
Selected external articles from Olive Oil Times. Included for contextual awareness, not as editorial endorsement. Spanish olive oil exports surpassed one million metric tons for the first time since the 2021/22 crop year, according to recently published government data. Following a rebound harvest in the 2024/25 crop year, in which Spain produced 1.38 million metric …
Selected external articles from Olive Oil Times. Included for contextual awareness, not as editorial endorsement. An olive tree donated by the Italian association Città dell’Olio (Olive Oil Cities) has been planted in the heart of Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park as a symbol of commitment to peace, marking 80 years since the atomic bombing of the …
Selected external articles from Olive Oil Times. Included for contextual awareness, not as editorial endorsement. Olive production in Portugal is expected to decline by 20 percent in the 2025/26 crop year, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). INE estimates that olive grove productivity will reach 2,801 kilograms per hectare in 2025/26, …
Selected external articles from Olive Oil Times. Included for contextual awareness, not as editorial endorsement. By Paolo DeAdreis Summary Tenute Caracci in Sicily, run by Mirko Caracci, is a family farm producing high-quality olive oil from centuries-old trees, adapting to climate change challenges with a scientific approach. The farm’s focus on the Nocellara del Belice variety has …