A 35% drop in olive production in irrigated olive groves at the start of the campaign in Andalusia.

Olive growers are detecting, after the start of the olive harvest campaign, that there are fewer kilos than expected in the fields, an average of 30% less in the irrigated olive grove, which is the most advanced. For COAG Andalusia, it will be necessary to wait until the olive harvest is generalized throughout Andalusia to know if the drylands also have fewer kilos of olives than expected and if the average fat yields compensate for the decrease in kilos. By areas, in Córdoba the main difficulties are due to the lack of labor, especially in the mountain olive grove. The water that has fallen in recent days, about 150 liters per square meter, has caused the olive to gain volume and moisture. But after the rains, yields have dropped by several points. The oils being obtained are medium-high fruity and somewhat spicy. In the area of Alcaudete, Alcalá la Real, Martos, municipalities of the province of Jaén and the nearby Córdoba municipalities of Baena or Priego, it is being detected ...