Comvita buys Aussie groves to expand olive extract output

Comvita buys Aussie groves to expand olive extract output
Jan 23 (BusinessDesk) - Comvita, which uses produces health products from manuka honey and olive leaves, has bought an 85 hectare organic olive estate with potential to expand its production of olive leaf extracts by 130 percent over the next five years. The price paid for Organic Olives (Aust) by Comvita's Australian subsidiary is undisclosed. The estate comprises some 7,000 certified organic olive trees, with room for further plantings, and is in Coominya, on the shores of Lake Wivenhoe in south-eastern Queensland The company recently repo...