Among the natural factors, rain and hail in Tuscany, severe drought in other regions of the country, destruction of olive trees from pathogenic bacteria. There are economic factors. Thus, the Italian government, unlike Spanish, is not helping oil producers.

15 years ago, the Spaniards made 861 thousand tons of olive oil, and the Italians 634 thousand tons Italy at the moment inferior to Spain, Turkey and Greece. In the 2016/2017 season she made a total of 182 thousand tons.

Italy consumes 500-600 thousand tons of olive oil annually, Spain – 400-500 thousand Thus, Italy has a lot to import, and prices on the domestic market grow.

Source: http://sfera.fm/news

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