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    The Spanish olive sector exports oil and machinery

    Spanish olive oil belongs to a sector that is at the heart of the economy, culture, cuisine and the global image of Spain.
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    The export of black table olives to the US falls 50%

    The export of black olives from Spain to the US in the period January-July 2019 was estimated at 8,325 tons. The export of Spain has gone from representing 76% of all exports to the US of black olives, to only 38% in the same period compared.

    First sick olive trees of “Xylella fastidiosa” in France

    The detection of “Xylella fastidiosa” for the first time in two ornamental olive trees in France next to the Italian border has generated concern among farmers.

    In spring, the olives are reinvented

    The first sunbeams mark the change of season. With spring comes an explosion of life in the countryside, parks and gardens. The milder temperatures and increased hours of sunlight encourage us to go back for the streets, enjoying the terraces and snack.

    Andalucía suffers the pulling out of more than one million olive trees for table olives in five years

    Faced with continuing losses arising from the high costs of cultivation, olive-green onions have uprooted over one million olive trees in the last five years. To curb this situation, the president of ASAJA-Andalucía, Richard Serra, has urged the Minister of Agriculture of Andalusia to request the inclusion of table olives among the sectors that receive coupled payments (CAP) after 2017.

    Olive grove profitability wanted to adopt intensive systems

    Three quarters of the world olive is cultivated according to traditional methods. Only 26% of the surface of this crop is handled in intensive systems, which increases the production of olive oil. These are among the findings of an international study on production costs of olive oil by the IOC and coordinated by AEMO and GEA Westfalia Separator Ibérica. The report confirms major differences between the costs of one country to another. The oil yield is higher in the South of the Mediterranean and is drastically reduced in Latin American countries. The global harvest for the season in 2015-2016 will be between the 2.6 and 2.9 million tonnes. The world's largest producer, Spain is closer to 1.3 million tonnes. Argentina will increase its production to 25,000 tons, it is behind Chile (16,000 tonnes), United States (6,000 t), Peru (3,500 t) and 2,000 tons Uruguay.

    Spain drives innovation in the olive grove

    The olive oil sector, through the Interprofessional Spanish Olive Oil, promoted for years the momentum of the research on mechanization of UCO, which were preamble MECAOLIVAR project, for which the University has continued to benefit the support of the sector. The bulk of the funding is for ERDF (80%) through the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. The new devices born with the aim of reducing costs in basic tasks like data collection, application of pesticides and soil management. The traditional olive grove, the most important in our country, will be the main beneficiary of these developments.