millers and bottlers from three continents combined to win 44 awards at the Southern Hemisphere edition of 2024 World Olive Oil Competition Producers from seven coun­tries won 44 awards in the 2024 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition’s Southern Hemisphere divi­sion over­com­ing chal­lenges such as extreme weather events and ris­ing pro­duc­tion costs while Brazil and Chile also had suc­cess­ful show­ings despite pro­duc­tion declines due to cli­matic fac­tors Farmers, millers and bot­tlers from seven coun­tries across three con­ti­nents com­bined to win 44 awards in the Southern Hemisphere divi­sion of the 2024 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition pro­duc­ers over­came a chal­leng­ing crop year in which farm­ers had to con­tend with extreme weather events and pests millers and bot­tlers faced rolling black­outs and ris­ing pro­duc­tion costs South Africa led the way, with eight pro­duc­ers cap­i­tal­iz­ing on a boun­ti­ful har­vest to earn 12 awards from 19 entries the sec­ond-high­est medal count in the country’s his­tory While the weather was widely help­ful for craft­ing award-win­ning extra vir­gin olive oil pro­duc­ers strug­gled with the country’s rolling black­outs which required care­ful coor­di­na­tion between har­vest and milling teams “Quality was excep­tional, and we were able to get the crop off early before the heavy win­ter rain­fall,” said Brenda Wilkinson, co-owner of Rio Largo which earned a Silver Award for a medium-inten­sity blend of Frantoio “Our olive oils dis­played higher polyphe­nols but remained bal­anced with very good oil yields,” she added our olive oils gave good aro­mas and a very clean mouth feel with lin­ger­ing pun­gency.” First-time South African entrants cel­e­brated their World Competition suc­cess along with the estab­lished brands The pro­ducer behind Ubuntu, the country’s first black-owned olive oil brand, earned a Silver Award for a del­i­cate blend and I hope this will inspire all those who dare to dream espe­cially my broth­ers and sis­ters in Africa,” said owner Loyiso Manga ​“This is a tes­ta­ment that extra vir­gin olive oil from South Africa is top-tier and deserves the respect it’s worth.” Farmers and millers from Brazil fin­ished closely behind South Africa Most of the country’s olive oil pro­duc­tion comes from the south­ern state of Rio Grande do Sul, which expe­ri­enced dis­as­trous flood­ing which destroyed cities and claimed thou­sands of lives fol­lowed extreme weather that dam­aged most of the state’s olive groves result­ing in a his­tor­i­cally poor har­vest Not far from Brazil, three pro­duc­ers from Chile com­bined to earn seven awards from 11 entries. Similarly to Brazil, the coun­try expe­ri­enced a sig­nif­i­cant pro­duc­tion decline in part due to cli­matic fac­tors and the olive tree’s nat­ural alter­nate-bear­ing ten­den­cies “We are very happy and hon­ored with this award,” said Fernando Carrasco Spano, the chief exec­u­tive of Olivos Ruta del Sol ​“Over the years [win­ning at the NYIOOC] has allowed us to com­mu­ni­cate to our con­sumers the con­sol­i­da­tion of our qual­ity over time.” On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Australian pro­duc­ers earned seven awards from 12 entries. The coun­try expe­ri­enced a slight but expected pro­duc­tion decline with heavy rain com­pli­cat­ing the har­vest “The quan­tity har­vested was gen­er­ally lower than pre­vi­ous years, not unex­pected given the effects of the spring rains,” said Stephen and Sui Tham, the co-own­ers of Cape Schanck Olive Estate the Victoria-based farm­ers man­aged a high-qual­ity har­vest earn­ing Gold and Silver Awards for a medium Coratina and medium Picual Peru and Uruguay cel­e­brated award-win­ning fin­ishes to oth­er­wise chal­leng­ing har­vests an importer and pro­ducer in Peru earned a Silver Award craft­ing the country’s first award-win­ning extra vir­gin olive oils in the World Competition since 2014 “Winning the Silver Award at the NYOOC is a great honor and val­i­dates the effort and ded­i­ca­tion put into every stage of pro­duc­tion,” said Lourdes González, the head of sales and qual­ity assur­ance spe­cial­ist at pro­ducer Vallesur which was awarded for a medium Criolla “It con­firms that we are on the right path com­mit­ted to excel­lence and offer­ing a prod­uct that meets the high­est qual­ity stan­dards,” she added this award moti­vates us to con­tinue improv­ing and share our pas­sion for olive oil with more peo­ple world­wide.” González said she expects the award to help the com­pany find new export oppor­tu­ni­ties “We believe this award will high­light and sup­port the qual­ity of our TIQSI pre­mium extra vir­gin olive oil,” she said ​“We also hope that it will strengthen the trust of our cur­rent cus­tomers and attract new con­sumers inter­ested in high-end olive oils.” Study Sheds Light on Lowering Harvest Costs for Table Olive Producers A combined canopy and trunk shaking method to harvest table olives increases efficiency by 75 percent and improves fruit quality World Olive Oil Competition Southern Division Underway This year's awards carry exceptional weight in light of the widespread harvest shortfalls experienced by numerous countries across the hemisphere World Competition Wins Bring Relief to Southern Cone Producers Chile and Uruguay combined to win twelve awards after significant production declines Triumphant Producer Reveals Potential of Frosinone Frosinone is not widely known for olive oil production Al Piglio hopes to change that with its World Competition win Sustainability Guides Award-Winning Producer in Turkey Garisar successfully navigates climate extremes and economic challenges Organic Olive Cultivation in Italy Continues to Expand More than 6,000 hectares of olive groves were converted to organic agriculture in the last year as Italy inched closer to achieving European sustainability goals Production in Italy Set for Sharp Decline, Down One-Third combined with an ‘off-year,’ have resulted in a 30 percent decline in olive oil production in Italy Italy, Turkey, Brazil Lead the Way at 'EVO IOOC' Awards Four hundred eighty-six extra virgin and flavored olive oils were awarded at the ninth EVO IOOC Italy event in Calabria with pro­duc­tion reach­ing 1.6 mil­lion liters of olive oil Despite chal­lenges such as high input costs and com­pe­ti­tion from imported oils with pro­duc­ers like Babylonstoren and Rio Largo report­ing strong results Olive grow­ers in South Africa expe­ri­enced a fruit­ful har­vest with pro­duc­tion vol­umes reach­ing their high­est in recent years “The 2024 olive sea­son for South African pro­duc­ers has been very suc­cess­ful,” said Wendy Petersen Olive oil pro­duc­tion in South Africa is esti­mated to have reached 1.6 mil­lion liters dur­ing the 2023/24 crop year, a sig­nif­i­cant increase from the 1.2 mil­lion liters reported the pre­vi­ous year Annual pro­duc­tion typ­i­cally fluc­tu­ates between 1.5 and two mil­lion liters “We have seen an over­all aver­age increase from pro­duc­ers of between ten to 20 per­cent, with the qual­ity of the extra vir­gin olive oil being very good,” Petersen said ​“The excep­tional qual­ity of table olives and extra vir­gin olive oil this sea­son high­lights our pro­duc­ers’ ded­i­ca­tion and hard work.” “This also reflects the favor­able grow­ing con­di­tions and the exper­tise that have con­tributed to achiev­ing such high stan­dards,” she added The grow­ing suc­cess of South African olive pro­duc­ers on the inter­na­tional stage, such as at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition indi­cates a shift in focus toward qual­ity These results also demon­strate the resilience of the local olive indus­try which over­came numer­ous chal­lenges through­out the sea­son “The high input costs con­tinue to be a sig­nif­i­cant chal­lenge for our pro­duc­ers,” Petersen said ​“Electricity and input costs remain major obsta­cles in agri­cul­ture and the olive indus­try is no excep­tion,” she added refer­ring to the fre­quent power out­ages that have afflicted the coun­try “The olive indus­try is also highly labor inten­sive and this directly affects the price of the prod­uct,” Petersen explained it also directly affects the qual­ity of the final prod­uct if it is not processed imme­di­ately after har­vest­ing.” South Africa imports large quan­ti­ties of extra vir­gin olive oil from abroad and its net pro­duc­tion is lower than its con­sump­tion Competition from for­eign prod­ucts poses addi­tional pres­sure on the local extra vir­gin olive oil mar­ket our pro­duc­ers are not get­ting gov­ern­ment sup­port as is the case in other olive oil-pro­duc­ing coun­tries,” Petersen said “These price pres­sures resulted in cheaper imported oils to get on South African retail shelves and caused South African pro­duc­ers to com­pete with a sub­si­dized cheaper and infe­rior stan­dard qual­ity imported prod­uct,” she added is directly impacted by the fact that these prod­ucts are not VAT Zero-rated “That influ­ences the com­pet­i­tive­ness in the mar­ket Other plant and seed oils are VAT Zero rated mak­ing the com­par­i­son on price an unfair com­par­i­son,” Petersen added hint­ing that con­sumers are still very price con­scious Babylonstoren, a his­toric farm located at the base of Simonsberg in South Africa’s Franschhoek wine val­ley reported excel­lent results for the sea­son both the quan­tity and the qual­ity of the pro­duc­tion were strong,” said Petrus van Eeden ​“We saw a slight increase in vol­umes com­pared to 2023 as more of our trees have reached matu­rity.” “The turn­around was bet­ter than antic­i­pated,” he added with the oil meet­ing our high stan­dards and demon­strat­ing promis­ing char­ac­ter­is­tics in terms of its fla­vor pro­file.” includ­ing extended sum­mer heat and late win­ter rains while the late rains impacted the lat­ter part of the har­vest mak­ing it dif­fi­cult to com­plete it as planned,” van Eeden said At Rio Largo, a multi-award-win­ning olive oil pro­ducer in the Scherpenheuwel Valley in Western Cape the farm antic­i­pated a slower har­vest than their record-break­ing crop in 2023 and we were able to get the crop off early before the heavy win­ter rain­fall,” said co-owner Brenda Wilkinson ​“Some of our fel­low pro­duc­ers with big crops were affected by flood­ing and wet weather later in the sea­son Rio Largo had to con­tend with load shed­ding a euphemism for state-planned rolling black­outs like many oth­ers “This is a chal­lenge for most South Africans,” Wilkinson said this was over­come with power gen­er­a­tion com­ing from solar power and a diesel gen­er­a­tor in the estate.” Bad weather and unre­li­able ser­vices had a more severe impact in some regions expec­ta­tions were higher than the actual out­comes “It was a chal­leng­ing har­vest sea­son in times of a sig­nif­i­cant demand for olive oils,” said Nicole Koen ​“The har­vest was a lot smaller than we had hoped for.” located about 70 kilo­me­ters north of Cape Town is a well-known pro­ducer of extra vir­gin olive oil and table olives “The biggest chal­lenge for us has been to har­vest enough vol­umes to ser­vice the mar­ket,” Koen said He added that increas­ing con­sumer aware­ness is cru­cial for the pre­mium olive oil mar­ket “Although the prices of extra vir­gin olive stay higher than usual we see con­sumers still buy­ing high-qual­ity extra vir­gin olive oils,” Koen noted Babylonstoren’s van Eeden also remarked on how con­sumer aware­ness should be the focus of high-qual­ity pro­duc­ers “There is still room for more edu­ca­tion and engage­ment,” he said ​“As peo­ple become more health-con­scious and curi­ous about culi­nary qual­ity they are start­ing to appre­ci­ate the ben­e­fits and ver­sa­til­ity of olive oil.” The company’s olive oil spe­cial­ist warned that price pushed some cus­tomers to try afford­able alter­na­tives “I believe oleo­tourism could sig­nif­i­cantly boost aware­ness on a broader scale by offer­ing hands-on learn­ing expe­ri­ences and tast­ings which would deepen con­sumer appre­ci­a­tion,” van Eeden said shared through authen­tic sto­ries and expe­ri­ences will drive greater con­sumer aware­ness and loy­alty,” he con­cluded More articles on:  , , Northern Hemisphere's Best Extra Virgin Olive Oils Revealed millers and bottlers overcame another unprecedented year of climatic and economic challenges to earn 584 awards at the 2024 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition Groves Need Rain Ahead of Harvest in Greece With most groves in Greece entering an ‘on-year’ in their alternate bearing cycle ample autumn rains could yield a 300,000-ton harvest Farmers in Greece Witness the Impacts of Climate Change After Historically Low Harvest Farmers and millers throughout Greece have reported that climate change is making it increasingly difficult to produce award-winning extra virgin olive oil Danish Family Crafts Award-Winning Olive Oil in Tuscany The family behind Casale 3 Danesi reflect on what it takes for a small farm to produce award-winning olive oil after a challenging harvest Italian Growers Face Disappointing Yields many producers are seeing below-average oil yields yields are normal but there's far less fruit Terroir, Organic Farming 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Antoni Shkraba / Pexels  Infants who sleep less than 10 hours a day might be suffering from a lack of ironAntoni Shkraba / Pexels  © Revista Pesquisa FAPESP - All rights reserved A project dynamic which consists of reestablishing strong everyday life of public spaces that include all inhabitants Summary of the seminar held 14 December 2017  A Parisian mission took place in Rio the week of 11 December 2017 to assist the Cariocas Departments to organise and run a workshop applying the methodology developed in Paris to redefine three public spaces representative of the centre of Rio: Largo do Machado the road leading into the Presidente Vargas district - Saara and Praça da Estacio This seminar has instigated a project dynamic around a shared vision and has enabled the definition of the first low-cost steps to be carried out as soon as possible in order to set in motion among inhabitants the winning back of public space through the way it is used Apur processes your data to manage sending out the newsletter. For more information on the management of your personal data and to exercise your rights, please click here Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries the awards received 99 entries from 37 producers Held from 19 to 24 August 2024 at Klein Joostenberg near Stellenbosch the judging process featured a panel of six EVOO experts who assessed the entries through blind tasting The top gold medal winners will proceed to an additional judging round for the Absa Top 10 Awards in October 2024 “We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the winners and our key sponsors—The Western Cape Department of Agriculture and RX Group—for their unwavering support in making this event a successful and memorable occasion "A special thank you goes to our incredible MC and delightful presence added an extra layer of joy to our event making the day even more memorable for everyone involved.” Basil Koopman from Oudewerfskloof was awarded the prestigious 2024 ‘Agri-Worker of the Year' award for showcasing exceptional skills This annual industry award recognises outstanding contributions by agricultural workers in South Africa's olive and Extra Virgin Olive Oil industry the Agri-Worker winner and three finalists received a series of prizes including a cash gift from Old Mutual and a complimentary entry to the SA Olive Introduction Olive Oil course in 2025 highlighting the exceptional standards and diverse offerings in South Africa’s olive oil industry The event affirmed the resilience and quality of local producers despite ongoing industry challenges Choose a topic below and thereafter view all articles on the topic using the "Next >" button or swiping left Choose a topic below and thereafter view all articles on the topic using the "Next >" button or the keyboard right arrow key One person was reported missing in floods in Pernambuco Heavy rain has been falling in the state of Alagoas since the start of the month Porto de Pedras recorded 97.6 mm of rain in 24 hours to 02 July 2022 the state’s Environment and Water Resources agency reported rivers were above the danger mark in 5 locations: the Paraíba river at Viçosa; the Canhoto river at São José da Laje; the Mundaú river at Murici; the Jacuípe river at Jacuípe; and the Mundaú river at Rio Largo Civil Defence in the state said 39,285 people had evacuated their homes and moved to stay with relatives or to an emergency accommodation centre São José da Laje and Coruripe among the hardest hit Heavy rainfall in May this year caused severe flooding in the state The state’s Environment and Water Resources agency said in the 60 days to 03 July the state recorded the amount of rain normally seen in the whole year The state of Pernambuco also saw heavy rain over the last few days Barreiros recorded 94.6 mm of rain in 24 hours to 01 July Garanhuns recorded 110.8 mm in the following 24 hour period Local media reported evacuations in the municipalities of Barreiros Brazil’s National Civil Defence said nearly 4,200 people had evacuated their homes across 24 municipalities One person was reported missing after being swept away by flash floods in Jaqueira Governor Paulo Câmara visited some of the affected areas including São Benedito do Sul on 03 July 2022 Over 80 people lost their lives in severe flooding and landslides in the state in May this year Heavy rain from 02 July 2022 caused flooding which destroyed roads and damaged homes in parts of the  Metropolitan Region of Natal in Rio Grande do Norte state The city government has opened schools to house evacuees and distributed mattress and other relief supplies Ponta Negra in Natal recorded 160 mm of rain in 24 hours to 03 July 2022 Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList Already a member? 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Sign up Explore our Food Tours → private equity investor Nargilla Rodrigues and her two colleagues bring a fourth co-worker to the Rotisseria Sírio Libanesa in Rio’s Largo do Machado neighborhood to initiate him to their weekly lunch ritual An army of diners in business attire have packed the small restaurant and clump around the to-go counter Rodrigues grabs a standing table and fires off an order of stuffed cabbage leaves kafta and lentil rice like they are shares in a fire sale an employee at the restaurant for 19 years Soon the bankers’ small table is overflowing “The best thing about this restaurant?” Rodrigues ponders the question the photos of Syrian mosques laminated to the walls and chattering customers filing in and out The recipes for kafta and over 20 other menu items were passed down by the Syrian brothers who founded this restaurant In 1977 they sold it to then-employees and Portuguese immigrants Arlindo Freitas da Costa and João Rocha Pereira The menu has changed very little since the place was founded in the 1960s known here as coalhada seca – the strained and thickened yogurt that can be eaten with pita onions and mint – along with more widely known Syrian foods in Rio such as triangle-shaped esfiha pastries and both oblong and pan-baked kibe Lebanon and nearby countries immigrated to Brazil most of them economic migrants fleeing uncertainty in their countries after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire and through World War II This means many Syrian foods have become standard in corner snack bars You’ll need to go to a place like Rotisserie Sírio Libanesa or a beloved rice and lentil dish topped with a tangle of crispy Many simply call the Rotisseria Sírio Libanesa “the Arabe,” an umbrella term for Middle Eastern culture that has become commonly used in Rio over the decades The restaurant’s one location serves an estimated 1,000-plus esfihas per day and people come from all across the city to eat often standing at the counter and often ordering food to go It is Syrian food as most cariocas experience it: fast affordable and a normal part of the Rio diet Familiarity with Syrian culture due to the early 20th-century migrants seen in blockbuster restaurants such as the Rotisseria Sírio Libanesa and in the SAARA open-air market in Old Rio has helped pave the way for attitudes about new Syrian refugees coming to Rio Pereira is quick to praise the other Syrian restaurateurs in Rio and says that because of Brazil’s profile as a humanitarian country he envisions the new refugees integrating well In Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff’s recent address to the U.N. she said Brazil had “open arms to refugees,” and special refugee application guidelines have allowed roughly 2,000 Syrian refugees from the current conflict to register in Brazil One thing that affirms Pereira’s respect for Syrian culture is the way customers respond to Syrian recipes Pereira stresses that he takes special care to keep the quality of ingredients high lentils and flour from Canada and fresh cheese for the soft wildly popular cheese esfiha from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais A rare menu addition over the years has been a house brew of Brazilian maté that in this case has less sugar and more flavor than most found in Rio the restaurant serves over 6,000 liters of maté per day Rotisseria Sírio Libanesa’s doors have remained open as the neighborhood has developed around it and boomed with the arrival of the Largo do Machado metro station he says that he remembers news of President João Goulart being led away from his nearby palace at the beginning of Brazil’s dictatorship is still steaming ahead is auspicious for the new Syrian arrivals who may try their hand in Rio’s food industry loading map - please wait...Map could not be loaded - please enable Javascript!→ more information a building collapsed in the capital Recife where at least 14 people have died or are missing Local observers said the collapse may partly be a result of recent heavy rains Federal Civil Defence said over 20,000 people across 37 cities and municipalities have been affected by heavy rains that began around 07 July 2023 As of 10 July a total of 3,578 people were displaced Among tha hardest hit areas are Matriz de Camaragibe (3,548 people affected) One person died in flood waters in Joaquim Gomes State governor Paulo Dantas said water supply was compromised due to rising river levels in at least 12 municipalities He added that the government of Alagoas will direct financial resources to the affected municipalities and funds will be used to purchase emergency kits consisting of drinking water Federal Civil Defence reported around 4,500 people across 25 municipalities have been affected Almost 230 people have been displaced from their homes No fatalities were reported as a direct consequence of flooding or landslides in the state a residential buildings collapsed in the Janga neighbourhood on the outskirts of Recife late on 07 July After 35 hours of searching under the rubble the Government of Pernambuco said that 14 people had died and 3 people survived the building had been condemned as unsafe in 2010 but reoccupied again in 2012 Local observers suggested the collapse was partially caused by recent heavy rain Seven producers from South Africa’s Western Cape combined to win a record-high 16 awards at the world’s largest olive oil quality competition South African pro­duc­ers from the Western Cape achieved record suc­cess at the 2023 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition Despite chal­lenges such as power cuts and inclement weather the coun­try’s pro­duc­ers main­tained a 100-per­cent suc­cess rate with 16 extra vir­gin olive oil sam­ples awarded from 16 entries show­cas­ing the qual­ity of their oils and com­pen­sat­ing for a drop in pro­duc­tion South African pro­duc­ers over­came his­tor­i­cally bad power cuts and inclement weather to achieve record suc­cess at the 2023 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition Seven pro­duc­ers, pri­mar­ily from the Western Cape, the largest pro­duc­ing region in the coun­try, com­bined to earn a record-high 16 awards, eclips­ing the pre­vi­ous year’s record by six More impres­sively, farm­ers and millers earned a 100-per­cent suc­cess rate with 16 extra vir­gin olive oil sam­ples awarded from 16 entries the only time a coun­try has achieved per­fec­tion with more than seven entries at the com­pe­ti­tion the qual­ity of their oils com­pen­sated for the drop in pro­duc­tion “We are hon­ored that South African extra vir­gin olive oils are com­pet­ing acknowl­edged and awarded the high­est acco­lades in inter­na­tional com­pe­ti­tions,” Wendy Petersen the chief exec­u­tive of the South African Olive Industry Association (SA Olive) Among the big win­ners from the Southern Hemisphere’s fifth-largest pro­ducer was Mardouw Olive Estate The Western Cape pro­ducer between Ashton and Robertson earned two Gold Awards for its Frantoio and Favolosa mono­va­ri­etals “It is a huge honor,” gen­eral man­ager Philip King said. ​“This is Mardouw’s third con­sec­u­tive year that we have been awarded and every time feels like the first time.” King hopes that win­ning these awards will help increase tourism and ser­vices for Mardouw Olive Estate other pro­duc­ers in the region and the rest of South Africa King said load-shed­ding, a euphemism in South Africa to describe rolling black­outs was one of the com­pa­ny’s most sig­nif­i­cant chal­lenges in pro­duc­ing olive oil this year ​“But we got backup elec­tric­ity in the form of a gen­er­a­tor,” he said About 150 kilo­me­ters west of Mardouw Olive Estate, Babylonstoren was another of the coun­try’s multi-award win­ners earn­ing three Gold Awards for its Coratina and Frantoio mono­va­ri­etals along with a blend “We are absolutely thrilled and hon­ored to have received this recog­ni­tion,” said Petrus van Eeden He added that the awards prove the company’s extra vir­gin olive oil is as good or bet­ter than its com­peti­tors, espe­cially as the brand estab­lishes a foot­print in the United States “Since our olive oil already has a pres­ence in the U.S. enter­ing the com­pe­ti­tion was a nat­ural choice,” van Eeden said He attrib­uted the company’s suc­cess in its first time enter­ing the com­pe­ti­tion to loamy soil and sunny Mediterranean cli­mate on the slopes of Simonsberg in the Franschhoek wine val­ley Van Eeden said the Babylonstoren’s pro­duc­tion team over­came sub­stan­tial amounts of rain dur­ing the har­vest “It made the har­vest­ing process more com­plex and slowed down our oper­a­tions,” he said ​“The rain delayed the ripen­ing of the olives result­ing in a longer har­vest­ing sea­son than antic­i­pated.” Van Eeden added they man­aged to har­vest olives of excep­tional qual­ity despite these hur­dles “The awards cel­e­brate the excel­lent work of our entire team and affirm our ded­i­ca­tion to the best agri­cul­tural milling and pro­duc­tion prac­tices of which we are capa­ble,” co-owner Willie Duminy told Olive Oil Times Porterville Olives earned two Gold Awards for its Favolosa and Nocellara del Belice mono­va­ri­etals and the Silver Award for a del­i­cate blend Duminy said Porterville’s NYIOOC awards prove the west­ern part of the Western Cape Province has the pro­duc­ers cli­mate and ter­roir needed for world-class olive oil pro­duc­tion “Our Andante brand cel­e­brates this and has achieved con­sid­er­able trac­tion and acclaim thanks to the sup­port and encour­age­ment pro­vided by the NYIOOC awards,” he said Duminy described the recent har­vest on Wêreldsgeluk Olive Estate where the com­pany pro­duces its olive oil He said day­time tem­per­a­tures dur­ing the early har­vest were high requir­ing fruit cool­ing before crush­ing Intermittent inter­rup­tions of the elec­tric­ity sup­ply due to load-shed­ding also made the tim­ing of the har­vest and cool­ing oper­a­tions dif­fi­cult we gen­er­ally had favor­able con­di­tions and a con­ge­nial har­vest,” he said adding that the trees enjoy a good bal­ance of sun­shine rain and wind due to the favor­able envi­ron­ment and cli­mate feed them and keep them healthy to the best of our abil­ity since they are the true prog­en­i­tors of our olive oil,” Duminy said ​“We care­fully con­trol the tem­per­a­ture of the fruit before wash­ing and crush­ing and keep our plant and pro­duc­tion facil­ity metic­u­lously clean.” tast­ing it and assess­ing the aroma and mouth­feel of their oils through­out the process pro­vide mean­ing­ful feed­back and inform adjust­ments they make to the pro­cess­ing para­me­ters “[Winning at the NYIOOC] demon­strates that our lit­tle cor­ner of the globe can excel qual­ity-wise,” Wilkinson told Olive Oil Times “Our pro­duc­tion in the Southern Hemisphere is released into inter­na­tional mar­kets when Northern Hemisphere oils are already six to seven months old,” he said ​“Given our qual­ity pro­file as adju­di­cated in the NYIOOC we can offer pre­mium qual­ity fresh oil to dis­cern­ing con­sumers glob­ally for release in July each year.” Wilkinson said their con­sis­tent record of suc­cess at the NYIOOC over the past years gives cre­dence to their qual­ity pro­file in the inter­na­tional mar­ket “Another win builds on our cred­i­bil­ity that we are not a one-year won­der,” he said ​“We don’t need to stand back for the tra­di­tional pro­duc­ers from the Mediterranean basin but rather com­pete head-on with the ben­e­fit of fresh oil in July each year.” “There are chal­lenges every year as sea­sons and crop yields dif­fer from heavy to light,” Wilkinson added ​“It is sim­ply my job as the oil maker to adapt pro­cess­ing pat­terns to pro­duce the best pos­si­ble qual­ity.” Wilkinson said that as a devel­op­ing region South Africa faces addi­tional chal­lenges of an unre­li­able state infra­struc­ture with peri­odic elec­tric­ity black-outs poor roads and the bur­den of a poorly trained civil ser­vice ​“Rio Largo invested in a solar energy plant to make us self-reliant [from load shed­ding] Turkish Producers Set for Bumper Harvest officials anticipate a record-breaking harvest of 475,000 tons a lack of rain could curtail the final yield Tunisian Quality on The World Stage Tunisian extra virgin olive oil brands earned 26 awards at the 2024 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition capping off a successful harvest in the country Rising Prices Accompany Off-Year Harvest in Australia insects and even parrots have impacted smaller growers across Australia prices for imported oils rise to unprecedented levels European Union Olive Oil Production Set to Grow by One-Third Brussels’ autumn short-term outlook predicts volatile prices Monte do Camelo Wins Big with Sustainably Grown Native Varieties The small-scale Portuguese producers earned a Silver Award at the 2024 NYIOOC for a Galega monovarietal The company focuses on growing native olives sustainably French Supermarket Chain Recalls House Brand After Detecting Contaminant Monoprix voluntarily recalled its 750-milliliter extra virgin olive oils after detecting mineral oil hydrocarbons that exceeded European safety standards. Persistent heavy rain since Friday 26 May caused flooding in the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas States of emergency were declared in both states over the weekend Officials say that at least 7 people have died During a visit to both affected states on 28 May President Michel Temer discussed the emergency response and promised federal support the Pernambuco state government said that two people had died in the flooding and more than 35,000 were displaced Around 2,300 evacuees were being housed in public buildings and official temporary shelters Over 33,000 had evacuated and are staying with friends or relatives Governor Paulo Câmara declared a state of emergency in 14 cities or municipalities: Belém de Maria Officials say that the levels of the Mundaú Dam stood at 40% just a few days ago Agência Pernambucana de Águas e Clima (APAC) said that some areas have recorded almost 250 mm of rain in a 24 hour period with some of the heaviest rain falling between 27 and 28 May 26 cities in Alagoas have been affected by the heavy rain All the victims died in mudslides in the districts of Jaqueira Three people are still missing after a landslide in Grotas do Santo Amaro One person was swept away by the overflowing Mundaú river in Satuba Evacuations have been carried out in Maceió It is thought that more than 4,000 families have been displaced A state of emergency has been declared in the affected areas San Miguel and Jacuípe rivers have all overflowed Rainfall totals over the last 7 days were 25% of normal annual averages and thought to be higher than the rainfall totals of the 2010 floods Major flooding devastated parts of the two states of Pernambuco and Alagoas in June 2010 At least 51 people died and 120,000 were forced to evacuate In a report just after the event, International Rivers said: “The center of the tragedy has been the Mundaú and Paraíba river basins in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco an estimated 80% of residential housing was destroyed The report goes on to say that the flooding of 2010 was directly linked to a series of dam bursts along the two rivers and their tributaries “The dam bursts reflect a lack of adequate safeguards in the construction and maintenance of both public and private dams the latter typically for large sugarcane plantations it is estimated that there are at least 100,000 small and medium dams most of which were built with little or no regard for environmental impacts and dam safety.” The floods were also linked to the “clearing of riparian woodlands and native vegetation on steep slopes resulting in losses of water retention capacity soil erosion and sedimentation of river channels.” Flooding was also worsened by the lack of adequate urban planning in towns and cities along floodplains that are occupied by rivers during periods of unusually intense rainfall with some expect­ing a smaller yield than last year due to pest issues and lower rain­fall Despite chal­lenges such as Covid-19 restric­tions and power out­ages some pro­duc­ers are opti­mistic about the out­come of this year’s har­vest with one estate in the Klein Karoo region report­ing a good har­vest com­pared to the past two years impacted by drought and weather issues South African pro­duc­ers kicked off the 2021 olive har­vest in late February and expect to fin­ish off the har­vest in August With about half of the har­vest already fin­ished some pro­duc­ers antic­i­pate a smaller yield than last year “Most pro­duc­ers are har­vest­ing as we speak,” Vittoria Jooste man­ager of the South African Olive Industry Association (SA Olive) ​“We have not had weather chal­lenges this year; how­ever some pro­duc­ers expect their 2021 har­vest to be below last year’s This is due to the cycli­cal nature of olive grow­ing South Africa pro­duced slightly more than 1.5 mil­lion liters of extra vir­gin olive oil in 2020 She esti­mated that this year the yield may be about 1.36 mil­lion liters “The rule of thumb is that it takes five kilo­grams of olives to make one liter of oil, hence we can esti­mate that 7,500 tons of olives were har­vested for extra vir­gin olive oil pro­duc­tion,” she said. ​“Additionally, some 1,500 tons of olives were processed for table olives.” “Expectations are that the 2021 har­vest should be between the 2019 and 2020 lev­els,” Jooste added ​“We are still wait­ing for the har­vest to come to an end but the expec­ta­tion is that it will be slightly down on 2020.” Despite the absence of cli­matic chal­lenges, pro­duc­ers have reported dif­fi­cul­ties with pests, ongo­ing Covid-19 work­place restric­tions and load shed­ding – a euphemism for power cuts the co-owner of Owl’s Rest Olive and Lavender Farm in the Klaasvoogds Valley of the Western Cape told Olive Oil Times they har­vested ​“very lit­tle this year while last year was a record.” He said this year’s har­vest was ​“much worse” than last year’s The team at Owl’s Rest started har­vest­ing in April and wrapped up a few days ago “We did a very hard prune after last sea­son so we were not expect­ing much,” Manicom said ​“Then we had some pest issues believed to be cit­rus bloom moth lar­vae which we didn’t pick up until it was too late.” Citrus bloom moths typ­i­cally attack cit­rus fruit caus­ing necrotic lesions but are also known to attack other plants told Olive Oil Times they received ​“below aver­age rain­fall the past year.” According to South African Weather Service data the aver­age annual rain­fall around Cape Town between 1981 and 2010 was 542 mil­lime­ters per annum whereas 382 mil­lime­ters of rain fell last year rain­fall lev­els are still not what they used to be King cited the low rain­fall as a con­cern with his team start­ing to har­vest ​“later than nor­mal this year” as a result the gen­eral man­ager of nearby Lamara Estate in the Dwars River Valley The har­vest on the estate started in April and fin­ished in late May Comparing this year’s har­vest to last year’s Loubser said it was ​“worse” with ​“hardly any fruit.” “We had a good weather sea­son dur­ing the 2020 win­ter months [from June to August in the Southern Hemisphere] which impacts the fol­low­ing year’s yield and it rained until flow­er­ing time,” she said ​“That had an impact on the yield this year other pro­duc­ers told Olive Oil Times they are look­ing for­ward to a more pos­i­tive out­come in 2021 Nick Wilkinson, co-owner of Rio Largo Olive Estate on the banks of the Breede River in the Western Cape told Olive Oil Times that they started har­vest­ing in March ​“and with a big crop we are still busy for another few weeks.” with social dis­tanc­ing and ensur­ing all the health pro­to­cols are fol­lowed with our large har­vest­ing team,” he said “Contending with occa­sional elec­tric­ity out­ages from the national elec­tric­ity sup­plier has forced us to acquire backup gen­er­a­tors which has a mate­r­ial effect on costs of pro­duc­tion,” Wilkinson added which have been endemic in South Africa since 2008 due to the inef­fi­ciency of the country’s elec­tric­ity pub­lic util­ity have impacted eco­nomic activ­ity across a range of sec­tors ever since “We are accus­tomed to chal­lenges in our devel­op­ing econ­omy and the poor state of gov­er­nance forces one to be inven­tive and cre­ative to keep on top of chal­lenges,” Wilkinson said but that makes for a stronger drive to attain suc­cess.” Deeper inland in South Africa’s semi-arid Klein Karoo, De Rustica Olive Estate started har­vest­ing in late-March and is expected to con­tinue until mid-July told Olive Oil Times there have not been any ​“unusual chal­lenges” besides hav­ing ​“to sus­pend har­vest­ing a few times as a result of the weather or rain.” she added that the rain is always wel­come in Klein Karoo “The har­vest this year is good by nor­mal stan­dards and excep­tional in com­par­i­son with the drought– and weather – impacted poor har­vests of the last two years,” she said ​“It is dra­mat­i­cally bet­ter than the past two years.” More articles on:  , , Olive Farmers Flee Southern Lebanon as Conflict Escalates Israel’s escalating air strikes and ground invasion have forced one million people to flee southern Lebanon many leaving olive-laden trees unharvested Regenerating Soil Helps Tackle Water Crisis, Experts Say Specialists suggest agronomic plans to improve organic fertility Farmers in Hungary Make Headway in Olive Cultivation Capitalizing on the country’s warming winter weather and the persistence of farmers olive trees flourish in Hungary's southern territories around Lake Balaton Olive Oil Production Becomes Increasingly Viable in Oman The oil-rich Gulf country planted its first commercial olive trees about ten years ago which are now bearing fruit and yielding returns for farmers Olive Council Data Shows Latest Harvest Results, Emerging Trends Global olive oil production is expected to exceed the five-year average in the 2024/25 crop year as production decreases in Europe and rises in the Middle East and North Africa Bringing Peloponnesian Flavors to American Kitchens The producer behind Kosterina believes there is a place in the American kitchen for Koroneiki olive oil produced in its place of origin and traditionally cured Greek olives Five South African pro­duc­ers com­bined to earn four Gold and five Silver Awards from 10 entries at the pres­ti­gious olive oil qual­ity con­test show­cas­ing the qual­ity of South African extra vir­gin olive oil on a global scale Part of our con­tin­u­ing spe­cial cov­er­age of the 2021 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition South African extra vir­gin olive oil pro­duc­ers won a total of nine awards at the 2021 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition Overall, five South African pro­duc­ers com­bined to earn four Gold and five Silver Awards from 10 entries at the world’s most pres­ti­gious olive oil qual­ity con­test Their impres­sive per­for­mances are a wel­come moment for South African pro­duc­ers after their bumper har­vest last year, which came despite water short­ages and hav­ing to nav­i­gate their way through unfa­mil­iar Covid-19 restric­tions “These acco­lades are tes­ta­ment to the qual­ity of South African extra vir­gin olive oil and a well-deserved recog­ni­tion of the efforts of those involved in mak­ing the suc­cess hap­pen,” Vittoria Jooste “We are extremely proud of our pro­duc­ers who fly the South African extra vir­gin olive oil flag on the global scene and hope that more pro­duc­ers will be able to par­tic­i­pate in future edi­tions,” she added Rio Largo Olive Estate in the south­west­ern Scherpenheuwel Valley was among the win­ning pro­duc­ers earn­ing a Gold Award for a robust blend told Olive Oil Times they were ​“delighted to win a Gold Award at the NYIOOC.” “As we are not tra­di­tion­ally known for pro­duc­ing olive oil out here on the south­ern tip of Africa this award gives us expo­sure to the world of olive oil,” Wilkinson said He added that this award proves South African pro­duc­ers can com­pete with the best extra vir­gin olive oils made any­where else in the world “We take great pride in our qual­ity pro­file with rel­a­tively new groves and mod­ern pro­cess­ing tech­nol­ogy and this truly inter­na­tional com­pe­ti­tion is our barom­e­ter to judge our­selves against the world’s best,” Wilkinson said He attrib­uted his ongo­ing suc­cess – Rio Largo’s robust blend has now won four awards at the NYIOOC – to the estate’s Mediterranean cli­mate and ter­roir Wilkinson said the noto­ri­ous Cape Doctor a strong and con­tin­u­ous south-east­erly wind endemic to the country’s Western Cape coastal region ensured they had ​“very lit­tle dis­ease and insect pres­sure.” “With atten­tion to detail, we can manip­u­late the olives for pro­cess­ing at the right mois­ture con­tent, and with hand har­vest­ing, we ensure olives are picked early, fore­go­ing oil yield but max­i­miz­ing qual­ity with a high polyphe­nol count,” he said “Olives are processed within 12 hours of har­vest and I run the pro­cess­ing plant myself where absolute hygiene is non-nego­tiable,” Wilkinson added Mardouw Olive Estate located in the Breede River Valley in the Western Cape province was another pro­ducer to tri­umph at the NYIOOC receiv­ing a Silver Award for its Oil of the Olive brand told Olive Oil Times they were ​“delighted to win another award at a pres­ti­gious event such as NYIOOC” after enter­ing ​“a sin­gle-cul­ti­var Favolosa we have also proved the con­sis­tency of our extra vir­gin olive oils win­ning three out of three years we have entered,” he added Outside of the Western Cape, in the Klein Karoo region, De Rustica Olive was awarded a Silver for its medium Coratina “It’s been a priv­i­lege to be part of the NYIOOC for the last few years,” De Rustica’s mar­ket­ing man­ager ​“Receiving an award on this plat­form is once again a reminder of the high qual­ity we adhere to.” Steenkamp ascribed De Rustica’s vic­tory to ​“team­work from main­tain­ing the orchards to pick­ing “We are very pleased and proud of the excel­lent work done by the whole team at Porterville Olives and our olive estate in South Africa,” owner Willie Duminy told Olive Oil Times and we are very pleased to have achieved two Gold and one Silver Award at this most pres­ti­gious com­pe­ti­tion.” For the pro­duc­ers behind Porterville Olives this year’s suc­cess came as the result of a boun­ti­ful har­vest with excel­lent qual­ity fruit,” Duminy said and the har­vest activ­i­ties were not dis­rupted by any Covid-19 issues.” Producers across South Africa will be hop­ing for sim­i­lar con­di­tions to pre­vail as they fin­ish the 2021 har­vest in the com­ing weeks More articles on:  , , App Uses AI to Identify Top-Ranked Olive Oils The Olive Oil Times World Ranking can identify award-winning olive oils by analyzing thousands of images and data points Women Share Their Challenges in Producing and Selling Award-Winning Olive Oils While the number of women-led companies earning international quality awards continues to rise some say they face additional challenges beyond climate and macroeconomics South African Olive Farm Prepares for Challenging Harvest Season Learn about the challenges and sustainable olive oil production at Tokara Olives a top producer in South Africa's Western Cape Croatian County Recognizes the Role of Award-Winning Producers in Promoting Tourism A ceremony in Zadar connected the efforts to develop local tourism with high-quality olive oils East Asian Producers Show Award-Winning Quality on World Stage Producers from China and Japan combined to earn ten awards at the 2024 World Olive Oil Competition Top Producers Emerge as Competition Nears Final Results a snapshot reveals a dynamic and competitive year with established leaders holding their ground and new challengers making a name for themselves Slovenian Cooperative Focuses on Phenol Levels Danijel Stojković Kukulin believes the high-phenolic segment of the olive oil market will continue to grow as he pushes his production to new heights Emigration, Infrastructure Hamper Albanian Agriculture As olive oil production rises in the southern European country transport and storage infrastructure are not keeping pace While national yields are expected to increase high temperatures have forced farmers to harvest early South African olive farm­ers are expect­ing a good yield in 2024 despite an ear­lier har­vest due to above-aver­age tem­per­a­tures with some pro­duc­ers antic­i­pat­ing a 10 – 20% increase in olives har­vested chal­lenges such as load shed­ding and com­pe­ti­tion with lower-priced imports are impact­ing the indus­try lead­ing to con­cerns about the poten­tial impact on final prod­uct qual­ity and con­sumer demand South African olive farm­ers expect a good yield in 2024 even as the har­vest gets under­way ear­lier than usual due to above-aver­age tem­per­a­tures said some pro­duc­ers expect to har­vest between 10 and 20 per­cent more olives than last year In 2023, South Africa pro­duced approx­i­mately 1.2 mil­lion liters of olive oil, com­pared to 1.7 mil­lion liters in 2022 “A few pro­duc­ers are expect­ing 50 to 60 per­cent higher vol­umes (than last year) but they are in the minor­ity,” Petersen said “Over the years, we have seen a sig­nif­i­cant focus on the qual­ity of our prod­uct, and this is very notice­able in the inter­na­tional awards and acco­lades received by South African olive oil pro­duc­ers on inter­na­tional plat­forms,” she added Petersen warned that table olive and olive oil pro­duc­ers are strug­gling to com­pete with lower prices imports which has been a prob­lem for the past few years She added that fraud remains prob­lem­atic as unscrupu­lous importers seek to take advan­tage of high prices “The fact that olive oil is not a value-added tax zero-rated agri­cul­tural com­mod­ity influ­ences its com­pet­i­tive­ness in the mar­ket,” Petersen said ​“The play­ing field is uneven for olive oil.” “We need the gov­ern­ment to step in and rec­og­nize that olives are a key agri­cul­tural com­mod­ity that stim­u­lates job cre­ation and employ­ment,” she added ​“This also stim­u­lates new emerg­ing entrants to olive farm­ing and the devel­op­ment of rare and required agri­cul­tural skill sets inter­na­tion­ally.” Load shed­ding – rota­tional power cuts to pre­vent a national power grid col­lapse – frus­trates the country’s olive farm­ers by rais­ing oper­at­ing costs and adding another unpre­dictable fac­tor dur­ing the har­vest sea­son the coun­try spent 1,742 hours with no elec­tric­ity with the aver­age South African spend­ing nearly 20 per­cent of the year with no power with reports of the coal-fired base load (the con­tin­u­ing min­i­mum load that a power sup­ply sys­tem is required to deliver) of the country’s power util­ity “Load shed­ding has caused higher oper­a­tional costs which affect farm mar­gins and the final prod­uct prices,” Petersen said ​“Electricity remains a big chal­lenge in agri­cul­ture and this is the case with the olive indus­try.” it also directly affects the qual­ity of the final prod­uct if not processed imme­di­ately after har­vest­ing.” Nick Wilkinson, the co-owner of Rio Largo Olive Estate located between Robertson and Ashton in South Africa’s Western Cape province con­firmed that the main chal­lenge they see ahead is load shed­ding which cre­ates pro­duc­tion sched­ul­ing issues “Whilst we have solar power and gen­er­a­tor backup to off­set the national power grid black­outs we can be with­out power for up to eight hours a day,” he said “We had a very big har­vest last year so expect to be a lit­tle down on last year,” Wilkinson added ​“But the qual­ity looks excep­tional with good grow­ing con­di­tions and no fun­gal dis­eases or pest dam­age I expect the coun­try’s har­vest to be up on last year.” Not far from Rio Largo, the team at Mardouw Olive Estate will also start har­vest­ing soon but due to very high tem­per­a­tures over the past two months we antic­i­pate the 2024 har­vest will start mid-March,” said Philip King King is in high spir­its and does not see any issues com­pli­cat­ing the har­vest this year but we have been proac­tive and will have backup power to address this.” “We expect a much higher crop than 2023 and can’t wait to get going,” King added Moving east­wards, Babylonstoren in the Franschhoek wine val­ley started har­vest­ing some green Manzanilla table olives at the end of February They moved to Frantoio for oil pro­duc­tion early in March expect­ing the har­vest to con­tinue until June “This year’s har­vest­ing sea­son appears to be com­menc­ing ear­lier than last sea­son pri­mar­ily due to the intense heat we expe­ri­enced in the Franschhoek wine val­ley this sum­mer,” said Petrus van Eeden He added that con­sid­er­ing the global mar­ket con­di­tions with low oil sup­ply and high olive oil prices there is uncer­tainty regard­ing this year’s har­vest com­pared to the pre­vi­ous one “While many farms appear to have a promis­ing crop it remains unclear if the yield will meet our oil demands as effec­tively as before,” van Eeden said poten­tially lead­ing to a decrease in local demand over time.” “Given the lower crop yields we saw in Europe and a down­turn in pro­duc­tion in South Africa last sea­son it’s rea­son­able to expect that cus­tomers may encounter increased prices for a liter of oil com­pared to pre­vi­ous years,” he added More articles on:  , , Spanish Producers Celebrate Award-Winning Finish After Demanding Harvest Farmers and millers from the world’s largest olive oil-producing country earned 82 awards overcoming high temperatures and drought in the process 2025 World Olive Oil Competition Results Begin to Roll Out Northern Hemisphere olive oil producers are tracking the ongoing rollout of the 2025 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition results Olive Trees on Corfu Face Threat from Wood-Eating Insects, Experts Rule Out Xylella A lab in Athens ruled out Xylella fastidiosa as the cause of the dieback in central and northern 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Suscribe x MercoPress, en Español Montevideo, May 5th 2025 - 13:08 UTC The Governors of the Brazilian States of Pernambuco and Alagoas issued separate emergency decrees during the weekend due to heavy rains affecting 12 and 29 cities respectively Pernambuco Governor Raquel Lyra decreed a situation of emergency in 12 cities in Zona da Mata heavy rains have affected 2,862 people from 756 families 447 people from 656 families are displaced and 101 families are homeless The emergency is established in the municipalities of São Benedito do Sul Thirteen points of landslides were registered in these cities - four in Catende it took into account the preservation of the welfare of the population and the socioeconomic activities of the affected regions and the fact that the inhabitants of the affected municipalities still do not have satisfactory conditions to overcome the damage and losses caused The government also announced the availability of emergency funding to municipalities in distress and calamity including those caused by heavy rains recorded in the metropolitan region of Recife and the areas of Mata and Agreste in recent days Governor Paulo Dantas Saturday declared a situation of emergency in 29 municipalities The municipalities reached by the decree are Atalaia Over 22,000 people have been affected statewide 2,756 people were left homeless and 19,273 people have been displaced 2,862 people have been affected by the rains in the state of which 447 are homeless and 101 are displaced Commenting for this story is now closed.If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page Residents have been restricted to 50 liters of water a day before city taps are projected to be turned off in April Cape Town is fac­ing a severe water cri­sis and is expected to com­pletely run out of water on April 21 lead­ing to the imple­men­ta­tion of strict water rationing mea­sures The city’s res­i­dents are being asked to limit water usage to 50 liters per per­son per day with con­cerns ris­ing about the poten­tial impact on agri­cul­ture and social order as Day Zero approaches The South African city of Cape Town is expected to run out of water in less than 90 days time The city has been suf­fer­ing from a severe water short­age fol­low­ing a three-year drought declared that the city had ​“reached a point of no return” and water sup­plies were pro­jected to com­pletely run out ​“Day Zero” is the day taps in the city will be turned off as reser­voir lev­els reach 13.5 per­cent of their capac­ity This is cur­rently esti­mated to be April 21 but other media reports are announc­ing April 16 or as early as April 12 the city’s 3.7 mil­lion inhab­i­tants have been asked to limit water usage to 87 liters a day per per­son but accord­ing to esti­mates only 55 per­cent of the pop­u­la­tion has been respect­ing this tar­get despite the threat of hefty fines water will be rationed to 25 liters per per­son and avail­able only from dis­tri­b­u­tion points across the city and other essen­tial ser­vices will not be cut off from the water sup­ply Cape Town’s main water source is from rain­fall and though the city has made progress in water con­ser­va­tion the gov­ern­ment is being crit­i­cized for not mak­ing the iden­ti­fi­ca­tion of alter­na­tive sources a pri­or­ity About half of Cape Town’s water comes from the Theewaterskloof Dam which is now already down to 13 per­cent capac­ity while five other reser­voirs pro­vid­ing the other half of the city’s water sup­ply are esti­mated to be only a quar­ter full As ten­sions mount and peo­ple ask who’s to blame for this loom­ing cat­a­stro­phe fin­gers are being pointed at the respon­si­bil­ity of dif­fer­ent lev­els of gov­ern­ment at care­less cit­i­zens not respect­ing water restric­tions and even at the fal­li­bil­ity of weather track­ing sys­tems (which had pre­dicted a rainy win­ter) Police have been posted at a nat­ural spring where peo­ple have been com­ing day and night to fill water can­is­ters to take home while some are mak­ing a busi­ness from sell­ing water Employers are draw­ing plans to orga­nize the work day in shifts so employ­ees will have some time to col­lect their daily water ration from dis­tri­b­u­tion points which will inevitably involve long waits res­i­dents are shar­ing water sav­ing tips and details of water dona­tions from other parts of the coun­try under the hash­tag #Water4CapeTown there are increas­ing con­cerns about poten­tial prob­lems with the social order Brenda Wilkinson from the fam­ily-run Rio Largo Olive Estate located about 150 km (93 miles) east of Cape Town on the banks of the Breede River told Olive Oil Times that the annual har­vest is expected to be down by 40 per­cent ​“The major­ity of pro­duc­ers will get by with 50 per­cent of irri­ga­tion water,” she spec­u­lated ​“There are some areas how­ever which have suf­fi­cient irri­ga­tion water for the sea­son and are expect­ing a good crop.” Though all may not be lost for the cur­rent crop year Wilkinson does have con­cerns for the near future ​“We need to expe­ri­ence above aver­age rain­fall in the 2018 win­ter rainy sea­son to recharge dams and bore­holes oth­er­wise next year will be a dis­as­ter,” she added ​“This is not a great sit­u­a­tion for us and we are all pray­ing for rain going for­ward water and time are quickly run­ning out as the city lingers on the verge of becom­ing the world’s first to com­pletely run out of water The unprece­dented cri­sis is a sober­ing warn­ing to other parts of the world prone to drought and a poignant exam­ple of a very real impact of cli­mate change More articles on:  , , Producers Navigate Climate and Market Headwinds with Optimism In the annual Olive Oil Times Harvest Survey farmers and millers rated their harvests above average while citing familiar challenges of climate change and consumer confusion Drought and Warm Winter Lead to Sharp Decline in Sicily's Harvest producers across Sicily anticipate significantly lower olive oil production 2024 Will Be the Hottest Year on Record, Scientists Say The Copernicus climate observatory said 2024 may be the first year average global temperatures exceed the pre-Industrial Revolution average by more than 1.5 ºC As U.S. Firms Back Off Climate Targets, Olive Oil Companies Stay the Course Olive oil producers and bottlers are continuing efforts to improve their sustainability even as some of the country’s largest firms distance themselves from climate action At the foot of the Corcovado mountain and the Cristo Redentor the architectural complex of "Largo do Botícario" will become the coolest lifestyle spot in town This property will be the first JO&JOE to open outside of Europe and in the AMLAT region (opening 2020) "AccorHotels has been investing in Brazil for 40 years and the purchase of this architectural landmark only strengthens our commitment to the country's growth We are betting on this location and will transform it into an incredible place to attract tourists and locals starting in 2020 when it should open" explains Patrick Mendes This JO&JOE will have an area of 3,520m 2 built on a 6,000m 2 site including 70 rooms and apartments that will be able to accommodate up to 10 people a barbecue and a co-working space so that everyone The large bar at the heart of the Open House will be one of the attractions A juice bar is also planned for those seeking a healthier option "This lifestyle destination aims to become and remain one of the main hotspots in the city both for travelers and locals" A cultural and artistic space is also part of the project as well as an area for celebrations and events Minibuses will transport guests to the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema Shuttle buses will also be provided to facilitate transfers between this new JO&JOEproperty and Galeão and Santos Dumont airports.* The concept of the project was created jointly by the company Lakasa Development Empreendimentos Ltda and the Ernani Freire & Associados Architect firm founder of the firm and Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at PUC Rio and a professional with extensive experience in the field of conservation and the restoration of buildings of historical and architectural interest "This is a unique opportunity for the complete regeneration of the architectural complex a project of great importance for the city of Rio de Janeiro and which arouses the interest of both locals and tourists -demonstrating that it's possible to establish connections without losing the characteristics and identity of each property The regeneration of the complex involves the spatial and technological updating of the environments adapting them to the new uses of a primarily young public The theme of this regeneration is to expand naturally into the surroundings involving other points of interest in the neighborhood - the "positive metastasis" of the Catalan architect Oriol Bohigas." The name "Largo do Boticário" is derived from Joaquim Luís da Silva Souto a pharmacist who had his dispensary in the street The street is now called "Primeiro de Março" The pharmacist was very successful and his clients included the royal family of Portugal He bought land in the Cosme Velho region and moved to "Largo do Boticário" in 1831 In 1846 Marshal Joaquim Alberto de Souza Silveira attendant of the court and godfather of Machado de Assis (Brazilian famous writer) AccorHotels bought the six houses that make up the architectural complex of "Largo do Boticário" in the south of Rio de Janeiro for R$20 million and will invest an additional R$30 million in renovations and furnishings The company has committed to carry out the regeneration and complete restoration of the complex which was heritage-listed by the "State Institute of Cultural Patrimony" (Inepac) in 1987 AccorHotels will produce and publish a book that tells the story of "Largo do Botícario" and shows the development of the architectural restoration work carried out under the supervision of Inepac Hotel website Brand OwnerAccor 2018."> World Subscribers only Rapper Diddy's trial for sex trafficking begins World Subscribers only Far right clinches overwhelming victory in first round of Romanian presidential election World Subscribers only Kenneth Roth: 'Human rights can be defended without the US' World Subscribers only Founder of Sant'Egidio community fears next pope could undo Francis's legacy Opinion Subscribers only 'Russian gas and Europe is an old story that ended badly Economy Subscribers only Europe's steel industry flattened by crisis World Subscribers only How European countries plan to fund defense efforts France French rail strikes: Traffic will be 'strongly disrupted' in Paris region commuter trains on Monday France Subscribers only Macron announces citizens' convention on school schedules France Subscribers only 21 charged over French prison attacks as investigation narrows in on drug traffickers France Subscribers only French mosque stabber was driven by 'morbid fascination,' prosecutor says Videos World expos: From Paris 1855 to Osaka 2025 Videos How the Trump administration is attacking scientific research in the US Videos Tesla cars set on fire in Las Vegas as calls to boycott Musk's company grow worldwide Videos Can France's nuclear deterrent protect Europe Opinion Subscribers only 'It is pointless to imagine a significant wave of American academics leaving' Opinion Subscribers only 'The trade war creates new opportunities for Europeans and France' Opinion Subscribers only 'Faced with Trump is global finance a stabilizing force or an enormous bubble on the verge of bursting?' 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Fairmont Rio de Janeiro CopacabanaBest for: viewsUnquestionably the best digs on Copacabana turning the former Sofitel — two conjoined beehive-like tower blocks — into a world-class hotel and even the entry level ‘city view’ categories snatch glimpses of the ocean and a few marine accents in the headboards or armchairs looking across the curve of Copacabana towards Sugarloaf Mountain there’s a beach club just across the street where the quietest and cleanest part of Copacabana meets Ipanema Upgrading to a Fairmont Gold room (from around £50) nets you access to a VIP lounge with free evening food and drink Best for: party fiendsBang in the middle of party neighbourhood Lapa the Selina has its own radio station — the sound of samba greets you when you enter the lobby — and even a cinema This ‘poshtel’ (posh hostel) combines dorms and snug but smart en suite rooms murals galore and record players in the ‘private plus’ rooms with antique shutters doubling as headboards high-arched windows and the odd exposed-brick wall with its views of Lapa and Rio’s UFO-like cathedral You’ll find the Selina’s colourful sister hotel on Copacabana.ROOMS: From $70 (£55) Arena Leme’s rooftop pool terrace is a retreat from the nearby beaches, including Copacabana.Photograph by Jean-Jacques5. Casa AmareloBest home-from-homeLaurent Gelis fell in love with Rio on his first visit from France and he converted a Santa Teresa gingerbread house its seven rooms squeezed into turrets and eaves original elements get a contemporary makeover from antique armchairs clad in paint-spattered textiles to colour-doused beams and patterned bedspreads cobbled cul-de-sac at the foot of Corcovado with Christ the Redeemer looking down from on high this is another poshtel that does Rio cool on a budget Everything feels brand new — French group Accor renovated the 1830s mansion in 2022 — and you’ll find murals behind the beds and tropical canopy views through the huge windows where sofas and banquettes surround long tables while outside is a compact pool bar.ROOMS: From R$220 (£36) The alluring pastel walls of Jo & Joe Rio de Janeiro Largo do Boticário are located at the foot of the Corcovado Mountain.Photograph by Dhani Borges7. Vila Galé Best for: historyA sprawling 19th-century pink villa in heritage-rich Lapa channels Argentina’s presidential palace from the front and the mansions of New Orleans at the back Poolside ‘Preserved’ rooms in the original villa have an old-school feel with high ceilings while standard rooms in the newer tower block pick up antique touches.ROOMS: From R$550 (£87) Best for: design buffsFacing Ipanema’s sands the Fasano became an instant classic when it opened in 2007 with 1950s-style interiors designed by Philippe Starck and owner Gero Fasano a non-endangered wood from the Amazon; Gaetano Pesce’s voluptuous Up armchairs sit in the corridors; and rooms have furniture and feature walls carved from Brazilian timber All 89 rooms have balconies — choose one with an ocean view Italian restaurant Gero has an outdoor patio and the rooftop pool has views across Ipanema Bruno Todeschini Iret-Neferet’s skull found at the Cerro Largo Cultural Center in 2017Bruno Todeschini Researchers at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS) have identified the head of an Egyptian mummy who lived 2,500 years ago stored at the 25 de Julho Cultural Center in Cerro Largo The piece has been part of the institution’s collection for 30 years and was identified by radiocarbon dating (C-14) in the United States the Egyptian woman lived between 768 BC and 476 BC and died aged 42 or 43 coordinator of PUC-RS’s Afro-Egyptian Identity Study Group found the mummified head in 2017 and performed a CT scan a practice commonly used by Egyptians before embalming the dead The researcher sent a fragment of the dental arch to an American lab to confirm the origin of the mummy It was donated to the cultural center at some point in the 1970s or 1980s by Marcelino Kuntz a local resident who was given the artifact by an Egyptian friend in the 1950s Iret-Neferet is one of two Egyptian mummies stored in Brazil A number of others held at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro were destroyed 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North Miami James Palenick is city manager of Rio Rancho As part of an ongoing partnership between Absa and the SA Olive Industry Association every year following the annual SA Olive Awards the highest-scoring gold medal winners are entered into an additional round of blind judging the 10 top-scoring extra virgin olive oils are then selected for the prestigious Absa Top 10 Olive Oil Award The Absa Top 10 Olive Oil accolades were awarded to: • De Rustica:De Rustica Collection: Coratina • Falcon's Nest Farm:Chaloner The Peregrine Limited Edition • Het Vlock Casteel:Het Vlock Casteel Favolosa • Mardouw Investments:Mardouw XXV Intense • Morgenster:Don Carlo Extra Virgin Olive Oil • Oudewerfskloof Olive Farm:OWK Picual • Porterville Olives:Andante Delicate • Rio Largo Olive Estate:Rio Largo Gold • Zoetigheyd Farms:Zoetigheyd Premium Frantoio The partnership between SA Olive and Absa started in 2013 when the Absa Top 5 Olive Oil Awards were first introduced this award has grown into an annual event at which South African extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) producers are recognised for their pursuit of excellence in producing top-quality EVOO “We are delighted to be celebrating our South African olive oil producers with such a prestigious event determination and technical expertise are needed to create EVOOs of the highest quality and South African producers should be duly recognised for producing quality olive oils “The annual Absa Top 10 Olive Oil Awards is an excellent platform to showcase the best South African EVOOs and give producers – finalists and winners - the recognition they deserve.” Absa’s regional segment head: high value banking and premium Cape region says “After nearly a decade of working with SA Olive we are proud to be part of this annual award ceremony once again As we have recently celebrated Heritage Day we truly believe that olive oil is deeply rooted in our heritage and at Absa we take pride in celebrating the rich history and quality of South African extra virgin olive oil “South African producers are creating top-quality olive oils every year and we need to do all we can to continually support and assist them in promoting their products as they play an invaluable role within the local olive industry We would like to congratulate all entrants and winners on a job well done.” Vittoria Jooste of the South African Olive Industry Association and Kallie Frey of De Rustica South Africa’s finest extra virgin olive oils were announced at the 10th annual SA Olive Awards recently A total of 19 premium extra virgin olive oils received gold medals in three categories – three for Delicate 10 for Medium and six for Intense style oils The trio of gold medal winners in the Delicate category are: De Rustica Delicate Press Rio Largo Delicato and Tokara Mission Delicate EVOO Top honours in the Medium category went to Babylonstoren EVOO Porterville Olives Andante Mezzo and Wildekrans EVOO Field Blend Selection The Intense category yielded six gold medallists: Kransfontein Coratina Olive Oil Tokara Premium EVOO and Willow Creek Directors Reserve De Rustica situated in the Swartberg mountains of the Southern Cape won the most gold medals The competition attracted 91 entries this year which vied for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. In addition to the 19 gold medals, 60 Silver and 10 Bronze medals were awarded. Full results are available on the SA Olive website Please read our Comments Policy here and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Excitement is growing among local olive oil producers as the third quarter of the year is award season during which the top olive oils will be recognised and applauded Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Subscribers receive daily reviews and in-depth reports before release to the public SUBSCRIBE NOW the competition’s highest-scoring gold medal winners are entered into an additional round of blind judging A boutique olive farm in the heart of the Klein-Karoo counts among the ten producers selected for the prestigious Absa Top 10 Olive Oil Awards The awards are presented as part of the annual SA Olive Awards To reach the top ten, the competition’s highest-scoring gold medal winners are entered into an additional round of blind judging. The leading extra virgin olive oils were announced at the Asara Wine Estate in Stellenbosch Altevrede’s Favolosa – an intensely fruity oil which is most commonly used for grilling meat and sautéing garlic and onions – was announced along with the following winners listed in alphabetical order: SA Olive chief executive Vittoria Jooste says “We are delighted to be celebrating our South African olive oil producers with such a prestigious event determination and technical expertise are needed to create extra virgin olive oils of the highest quality Jooste describes the annual Absa Top 10 Olive Oil Awards as an excellent platform to showcase Mzansi’s best extra virgin olive oils and to give producers much-needed recognition Organisers say the partnership between SA Olive and Absa started in 2013 when the Absa Top 5 Olive Oil Awards were first introduced this awards have grown into a prestigious annual event Absa’s regional segment head: high-value banking and premium in the Cape region says: “After nearly a decade of working with SA Olive We truly believe that olive oil is deeply rooted in our heritage and we take pride in celebrating the rich history and quality of South African extra virgin olive oil.” ALSO READ: Spreading the spirit of Ubuntu through olive oil Get the Mzansi Flavour newsletter:  A weekly serving of craveable recipes and handy lifestyle tips Recent foot-and-mouth disease cases in Newcastle and Bergville have prompted renewed warnings from agricultural authorities These outbreaks highlight the importance.. With 21 global awards in the first six years of its existence Food For Mzansi is much more than an agriculture publication unashamedly saluting the unsung heroes of South African agriculture We believe in the power of agriculture to promote nation building and social cohesion by telling stories that are often overlooked by broader society Contact usOffice: +27 21 879 1824News: info@foodformzansi.co.zaAdvertising: sales@foodformzansi.co.za Luis Gustavo Dias is a Brazilian professional footballer (soccer player) who has a net worth of $10 million He currently plays defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and for the Brazil national team but played mostly as a defensive midfielder in Germany Dias is known as a quick runner and for his precise passing making him one of Brazil's weapons in the World Cup tournament His career as a footballer (soccer player) has seen him playing for the youth team Universal FC Rio Largo; the senior teams Corinthians Alagoano (2007-08) 1899 Hoffenheim (loan)(2007-08) and again 2008-11) Bayern Munich (2011-13) then on to his current team VfL Gustavo made his debut for Brazil national team on August 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute in a friendly match against Germany. 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