""Olive oil depends a lot on weather. If it doesn't rain in Spain, you have a problem with olive oil.""
""A severe drought in 2022 and 2023 reduced olive yields by at least 10 percent, leading to a significant rise in prices due to limited supply.""
""By January 2024, the price of olive oil had climbed 50 percent from the previous year, making it the most stolen product in Spain.""
Daniel Danés faces challenges with his family's olive groves in Jaén, Spain, due to climate change causing droughts and extreme weather. Olive oil prices have surged, with top-shelf varieties nearly tripling in cost. A severe drought in 2022 and 2023 reduced yields by at least 10 percent. By January 2024, prices rose 50 percent from the previous year, leading to olive oil becoming the most stolen product in Spain. Farmers with inadequate water systems suffered the most, while those with irrigation managed to survive.
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