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Umbria: living land, rich in lush nature, unspoilt valleys and paths embraced by olive trees. And not only: large vineyards and ancient villages rich in history and art in which it is worth getting lost at least once in your life. TheUmbria is a land to visit and live, to discover its historical riches but also the food and wine routes that this re...

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Italian olive oil exports increased by +23 percent in value in the first half of 2022, despite climate change negatively affecting production and international tensions related to the war in Ukraine. These data emerge from the latest report by the Italian farmers’ association, Coldiretti, on the national olive-growing heritage and consumption in It...

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Made in Italy olive oil exports around the world are up by +23 percent in value despite climate change weighing on domestic production and international tensions linked to the war in Ukraine. This is according to Coldiretti's report on national heritage and consumption in Italy and the world released on the occasion of the opening of the first nati...

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 The samples of Italian extra virgin olive oil have reached the International Space Station, thanks to a project included in the framework of the agreement between the Italian Space Agency and CREA, in collaboration with Coldiretti and Unaprol-Consorzio Olivicolo Italiano. As part of its role as National Agency, ASI promoted the project and, in the...

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Export sales of Apulian extra virgin olive oils are soaring, with a jump of +51% in the first six months of 2022 (compared to the same period last year), even though drought and production costs, have risen by more than +20% due to speculation and the conflict in Ukraine, are jeopardizing the viability of producers. This is according to an analysis...

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After a very challenging season, a handful of northern Italian olive oil producers struck gold at the 2022 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition. Producers demonstrated their resilience in the face of weather extremes. However, the ungenerous spring and summer led to significantly lower yields in most areas of northern Italy. “It has been a very compl...

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Despite the consequences of climate change, Italy registered a 15% increase in oil production, with respect to 2020, approaching 2019 in terms of overall output. This year we decided to double our efforts, both when it comes to the Oli d’Italia guide, and in terms of supporting the world of extra virgin olive oil. We decided to start by bringing to...

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Italian producers won the highest number of awards for the sixth consecutive year at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition. At the 2022 edition of the world’s largest olive oil quality competition, producers from Italy earned 158 Gold and Silver Awards. Spain came in second with 128 awards. However, this year’s tally represented a significant drop...

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The Oil of the Popes has a very distant origin in time and is the fruit of the huge investments made by the Papal State in the whole area of Ciociara and the Pontine countryside starting from the year 1000. In these territories today it is precisely the olive tree that is the most cultivated tree, but this was achieved thanks to the reforms enacted...

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Extra virgin olive oil is the most exported Italian food in North America. This is according to data reported by ExportPlanning processed for Tuttofood, which says that in the U.S., extra virgin olive oil reached a volume of more than 824 million euros in 2021 and will reach 978 million euros in 2025, a growth of 4.4 percent. In Canada, it is expec...

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