https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed "They're over 500 years old," says Sira Plana proudly as she points to Oliete's olive groves, many of which are thriving now thanks to an adoption scheme that has prevented this northeastern Spanish village from dying out. https://www.thelocal.es/20190212/how-adopting-an-olive-tree-can-breathe-new-life-into-rural-spain Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:47:42 +0100 how-adopting-an-olive-tree-can-breathe-new-life-into-rural-spain A cooperative in Andalusia may soon have to take down the Stars and Stripes if a rise of more than 20 percent in duties on black table olives recently imposed by the United States, its number one client, becomes permanent. https://www.thelocal.es/20180415/spanish-olives-could-be-affected-by-looming-trade-war-with-us Sun, 15 Apr 2018 12:22:51 +0200 spanish-olives-could-be-affected-by-looming-trade-war-with-us The United States on Tuesday imposed additional import duties of up to 20 percent on ripe Spanish olives, saying they are sold at below fair value and harmed growers in California. https://www.thelocal.es/20180124/us-hits-spanish-olives-with-additional-import-duties Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:51:02 +0100 us-hits-spanish-olives-with-additional-import-duties The United States on Tuesday imposed import duties on ripe Spanish olives, saying preliminary findings indicated they were subject to unfair subsidies that harmed producers in California. https://www.thelocal.es/20171122/trump-hits-spanish-olives-with-us-import-duty Wed, 22 Nov 2017 09:57:57 +0100 trump-hits-spanish-olives-with-us-import-duty In Washington's latest move against what it considers unfair trade, authorities launched an investigation Thursday into whether Spanish olive imports are improperly subsidized, hurting American companies. https://www.thelocal.es/20170714/trump-administration-goes-after-spanish-olive-imports Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:52:14 +0200 trump-administration-goes-after-spanish-olive-imports A deadly bacteria that infected thousands of olive trees in Italy has been detected in Spain's Balearic Islands where authorities are racing to contain it, a regional government official said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170204/spains-balearic-islands-hit-by-deadly-olive-tree-bacteria Sat, 04 Feb 2017 13:28:26 +0100 spains-balearic-islands-hit-by-deadly-olive-tree-bacteria Those arrested are believed to be part of an organized network of olive thieves operating in southern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160122/four-men-arrested-for-stealing-10000kg-of-olives-in-spain Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:43:04 +0100 four-men-arrested-for-stealing-10000kg-of-olives-in-spain A bumper harvest and high prices have turned Spain’s olive crop this year into a prime target for roving gangs of thieves, forcing farmers to take their own measures to protect their groves. https://www.thelocal.es/20151210/vigilantes-join-special-police-teams-to-combat-spains-olive-thieves Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:23:44 +0100 vigilantes-join-special-police-teams-to-combat-spains-olive-thieves A growing number of wealthy Germans are paying tens of thousands of euros to move olive trees from their sunny habitats in southern Spain to cold northern climes. https://www.thelocal.es/20151106/rich-germans-go-crazy-for-expensive-spanish-olive-trees Fri, 06 Nov 2015 09:33:21 +0100 rich-germans-go-crazy-for-expensive-spanish-olive-trees Spanish olive groves are under threat from a bacteria that has made its way from America and is currently blighting Italian olive groves. https://www.thelocal.es/20150525/could-olive-ebola-wipe-out-crop-in-spain Mon, 25 May 2015 15:09:40 +0200 could-olive-ebola-wipe-out-crop-in-spain