| olives & olive oil |
| Processing Facilities
Boundary Bend Estate 8533 Murray Valley Hwy Boundary Bend VIC 3599 Tel 61 3 5026 8380 Email office@boundarybend.com Website www.boundarybend.com Robinvale Estate Olive Oil RMB 2270 Tol Tol Rd Robinvale VIC 3549 Tel 61 3 5026 3814 Mobile 0427 265 269 |
| The Mildura Region’s Mediterranean-like climate
and soils are ideal for consistent production of
high quality olives. While many horticulturists
may have had a small number of olive trees on
their properties in the past, it has only been in
recent years that large scale commercial
planting has occurred. This development has
been fuelled by increasing demand—in Australia
and in many other parts of the world—with the
growing popularity of Mediterranean cuisine and
greater awareness of the dietary attributes of
olive oil. Australia has an annual trade deficit for
this commodity of around 25,000 tonnes.* *Modern Olives, "Australian Olive Industry – Brief Summary of its History and Current Situation" |
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Boundary Bend Estate is currently the largest producer and supplier of high quality extra virgin olive oil in Australia, located on the Murray Valley Highway. With Robinvale Estate Olive Oil in close proximity, that area has become the olive growing and oil production centre of the Mildura Region. VARIETALS |
| Contact Australian Olive Association Ltd PO Box 309 Pendle Hill NSW 2145, Tel 61 2 9863 8735, Mobile 0412 121 710 Email secretariat@australianolives.com.au Website www.australianolives.com.au |
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| Product | Hectares* (Ha) |
Mildura Region production (t) 04 |
Mildura Region value 04 ($A million) |
Mildura Region % of Aus production |
Mildura Region % of Aus value |
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| Olives | 770Ha | 840t | $5.0m | 33.6% | 33.6% | |
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| Source Australian Olive Association * Hectares provided by 2003 SunRISE 21 Crop Report should not be used in correlation with the production volume listed above as the hectares provided refer to different regions - please refer to the 2003 SunRISE 21 Crop Report for further details regarding the geographical areas. |
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