Australian Olive Industry Survey: Marketing & Sales ~ Part 13

Olive Product Sales Many products are sold locally Olive Product Sales Channels The most popular sales channels are Food Service Industry, Farmer Markets and Online. Olive Products – Labelling Compliance Olive Product Sales – Cellar Door or Tasting Room 22% of Groves have cellar doors with a further 7.4% planning to expand in this area.…

Australian Olive Industry Survey: Industry Issues ~ Part 9

Top 10 Issues facing olive groves in Australia The biggest issue facing the Olive Industry: Water & Irrigation (41.8%) Pest & Disease control (35.2%) Marketing (31.5%) Biennial bearing (29.7%) Harvesting Issues (25.5%) Unproductive Varietals (22.4%) Cost of Labour (22.4%) Climate Change/Seasonal Conditions (17.6%) Inconsistent cropping (17%) Competition from imports (17%) Other responses (15.2%) Drought Lack…