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<pre>Hello, how many litres of olive oil in a tonne? Variable but around
1000-1100. Specific gravity of about 0.9.

Do you pay any premium for particular varieties? I would if there were
sufficient to choose from. In future years most definitely. By paying by
the tonne for the oil there is an inbuilt premium in any event. Higher
yielding varieties (eg Paragon @ 22%) means you get more dollars/tonne than
lower yielding ones (eg Verdale @ 14%).

How much delay is acceptable from picking to pressing? The sooner the
better although there is considerable debate on the matter. Quite
inadvertantly last year I overlooked 200kgs that was stacked with a whole
lot of empty boxes. About 3 weeks later I found them, quite black, quite
mouldy. I decided to put them through in any event and tested the oil
afterwards. Still <1% acidity and pleasant organoleptic features. Archer,
in his book An Introduction to Olive Oil Processing, has a photograph that
looks just like mine did. He quotes the processor thus "Old olives and this
mould on the paste gives a good flavour to my oil. This is what my family
loves". The book is available via oliveaus@ozemail.com.au

Regards
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<pre>>From: "P Caird" <caird@hitech.net.au>
>Reply-To: OliveOil@onelist.com
>To: <OliveOil@onelist.com>
>Subject: [OliveOil] Premiums
>Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 11:55:29 +1100

Thanks for the information. Premiums have been paid in NZ for Barnea fruit
last year. Barnea $2000 per tonne of fruit, others $1000.

Keith Jordan-Smith
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<pre>Keith

I really find this passing curious and others are obviously more in the know
than some. However I know of one major group that have recently ripped out
their 2.5year old Barnea in preference to other varieties. Others I know
are dubious about the quality of oil extracted and of the early commercial
harvesting that is claimed.

On the other hand Timbercor are putting in a 250000 Barnea plantation and
there are several others (particularly in South Australia) major
plantations.

Some information was posted on this list earlier which referred to the oil
thus:-"We have tried a bottle of Barnea from New Zealand it was very nice
with bread and salt." I have not tasted same and would be interested in
purchasing some if you can direct me to an outlet.

In any event the $NZ2000/tonne seems a bit steep even in these embryonic
days. You can bet your bottom dollar however that this price will not be
sustained beyond, I would guess, 2001-2. A premium may still be paid but
nowhere near that figure.

Regards

> Thanks for the information. Premiums have been paid in NZ for Barnea fruit
> last year. Barnea $2000 per tonne of fruit, others $1000.
>
> Keith Jordan-Smith
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<pre>I was intersted in this entry particularly the removal of barnea. Is
there any more infornmation. Also what is Southcors location? for olive
trees.

Last year at our 2nd International Olive School, the 40 registrants
tasted a number of oils including some from Barnea. The oil was rated as
average - mild with low pungency Of course this was only one bottle and
the quality depends on many factors including growing conditions,
harvest time, processing method and storage.

The oil that was most highly commended was extracted from olives grown
under organic principles from old varieties such as Mission, Sevillano
and Verdale.

I have included barnea in or living olive museum at the UWA field
Station and I am looking forward to getting some fruit for evaluation.

Professor Stan Kailis
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