Concern in the olive sector ahead of the next campaign, "we need water," according to Luque (DCOOP)

In the olive sector, they are waiting to see what happens with the rain in the coming weeks. To discuss the forecasts they have for the upcoming olive oil campaign, the president of DCOOP, Antonio Luque, joined us on the latest broadcast of AGROPOPULAR on September 27. Regarding the forecasts they have, Antonio Luque indicated that "in spring we were very optimistic. We had better weather than in previous years, but as the days and months have passed, and with the summer we have had and without water, we are concerned about the harvest, just as it has happened with wine, it can happen with oil." They expect a harvest of around 1,500,000 tons. However, he indicated that "if it does not rain, I think we may have less harvest than last year, which was 1,400,000 tons." In addition, he added that "if the weather remains adverse in a month or a month and a half, the situation may become quite complicated, not only that this year's harvest will be much shorter, but the next one will also ...