EVOO

The healthy values ​​of the EVOO and its application in international gastronomy center the Gourmet Area of ​​the WOOE

The healthy character of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) and its versatility in international kitchens will be the protagonists of the Gourmet Area at the World Olive Oil Exhibition, the largest monographic meeting dedicated to olive oil, which will celebrate its seventh edition on the 21st and March 22nd at IFEMA-Madrid. Chef Kike Piñeiro has devised a menu to explore different cuisines of the world and demonstrate the versatility of this emblematic product of Spanish cuisine. Through breakfast, appetizer, lunch and dinner, they will show how healthy it is to have this ingredient at any time of the day.

The WOOE delivers in its 7th edition a recognition to the BAENA PDO for its prestige and national and international projection

The World Olive Oil Exhibition has decided to grant, in its VII Anniversary, a special recognition to the BAENA Protected Designation of Origin for the quality of its oils, for its national and international projection, for its prestige in the most demanding markets and for its commitment to , from the beginning, for this event. This recognition will be delivered officially on March 22nd at 10:45 in the Tasting Room of the WOOE, with the presence of the President of the PDO, Javier Alcalá de la Moneda, and the Secretary General, José Manuel Bajo.

The Andalusian cooperatives warn of the tight availability of oil for this campaign

In its last Sectorial Council of Olive Oil, held in Jaén, Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de Andalucía has warned of the tight availability of oil that will be available to supply the market, given the good commercialization index of the 2016-17 season and, above all, considering the important productive decline that is expected in the current one. A decrease due to the persistent drought suffered by the field and that is affecting the olive trees, which are already dragging a water deficit of several years. All this would lead to a disastrous 2018/19 campaign, taking into account that 70% of the Andalusian olive grove is rainfed.

The president of Globalcaja advocates internationalization in the olive sector

The president of Globalcaja, Carlos de la Sierra, has urged oil companies to bet heavily on internationalization, on the occasion of his speech during the Gala of Olive Oils in Spain. De la Sierra attended this event, sponsored by his entity, as another example of the closeness and commitment to a sector of great economic and social importance in the region and in Spain.