Olive producers to be hit with levy
Olive producers in South Australia will be hit with a levy to fund projects for the benefit of the industry, including promotion and research.
You might think that Argentines already do love their olive oil -- most have Mediterrranean roots, after all, and in Spain consumption of olive oil is about 13 to 15 litres per head per year, according to Juan Carlos García Zuloaga, president of the Olive Growing Chamber in the western Argentine province of Mendoza.