Links and articles about Lebanese olive oil, or relevant to the Lebanese olive oil industry.

Olive d'Or Sial Montreal: http://www.sialmontreal.com/olivedor.ch2
Guidelines: French version, English version

US imports of olive oil, May 2007
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Olive Oil Council

Training sessions conducted by SRI-INMA on various topics related to olive oil
The basic goal of these kinds of trainings was to transfer knowledge and expertise to Lebanese olive oil producers so they can improve the quality of their product.

• Olive Harvesting and Post harvesting Practices and Their Relationship to Olive Oil Quality

• Effect of Cultivation Practices on Olive Oil Quality

• Value Added to Olive Oil Production.

• Organoleptic Criteria for Rating Olive Oil Quality

• Pruning of Olive Oil trees

• Relationship between Olive Oil Quality and Pressing Techniques .

For more information on olive oil technical trainings, please contact INMA.

Launch of "Traditions du Liban" (July). "A new multi-regional Lebanese extra-virgin olive oil, Traditions du Liban was launched last month by Alwadi Alakhdar Foods Company, the Rene Moawad Foundation, and SRI International..." [Lebanon Business Opportunities, Lebanon]

Agroalimentaire - Sept régions libanaises vont exporter de l’huile d’olive « noble »  (06/25). [L'Orient Le Jour, Lebanon]

And for Your Salad, Perhaps a Chilean Organic, 2004? (05/25). "Just as wine now cuts a broad swath across the temperate regions of the globe, increasingly olive oil is following suit. In the way pinot noir and chardonnay have spread beyond Burgundy, countries that do not border the Mediterranean have jumped on the olive oil bandwagon. Suddenly, for them olive oil is becoming an important ingredient in local cuisines, and a worthwhile export." [New York Times, USA]

An Overview of Some Worldly Oils (05/25).  A short review of olive oils from around the world.

Renowned Lebanese chef travels to France to spread his love for 'fusion' cuisine (3/31). Barza promotes traditional dishes from the Levant with a 'twist'. [Daily Star, Lebanon]

Lebanese olive oil to go global (11/15). Product to hit European, US markets by next year with [Daily Star, Lebanon]