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<pre>Mike

We have just received the results of our first pressing of Manzanillo.
2992kg of olives pressed, 1672 in mid April yielded 6.2% oil (104kg),
1320 in mid May yielded 7.9% oil (104kg).

A damn shame when one should have realized closer to 600kgs of oil (at 20%).

From whence were your trees purchased? Had you ordered Manzanillo? Do you
know which sub-cv you have? Did you add any enzymes or talc to the paste?
What press did you use and what temperature did you run it at?

However, this would seem to indicate that picking later is going to give
a yield of around 8%, so it looks as though I am moving into the
pickling business!

Regarding the pickling industry potential I am afraid that it will not be
viable one for Australia. As previously stated Spanish olives are landed in
Oz at around $3.50/kg cured. Kalamata at the same price, fully cured.
While our internal consumption of olive oil seems to be increasing by about
10%/annum our consumption of olives is barely increasing and of small size
in any event!

Sorry about all the questions but it seems vital to know in order to
realistically assess our future.

Regards
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