The olive growers of the Valencian Community in Spain hardly have olives in their fields
Olive
Spain
Published Aug 18, 2022
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In a year with olive oil prices skyrocketing to record highs, olive growers in the Valencian Community barely have olives in their fields due to adverse weather conditions. According to estimates by the Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-Asaja), regional production in the olive grove sector will plummet by around 90% compared to a normal harvest. To such an extent is the expected scarcity that Valencian olive growers and oil mills are considering not even undertaking the work of harvesting, packing and transporting the olives.
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The head of the AVA-Asaja olive grove sector, Luis Julián Pérez, affirms that "in some inland regions of Valencia, such as Utiel-Requena, there is no harvest, or there is so little that we believe it will not be feasible to harvest it. The wages of the producers and mills could be worth more than the price obtained for such a small quantity. In the best of cases, they could open mills for a few days to enter the production of those fields that do have enough, but we do not expect to benefit at all from the high prices that the oil market manages." Associates of AVA-Asaja in Valencia and Castellón will have 10 or 15% of the normal harvest while production costs have doubled The olive grower and associate of AVA-Asaja Castellón, Carlos Pérez, clarifies that "in Castellón areas such as La Plana Alta, Baix Maestrat and Alt Maestrat they could reach 15% of the usual production, in some cases just enough to cover expenses. Hopefully the price is high because the production costs have ...
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