Price of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heat
A farm worker uses olive branches to extinguish flames during a wildfire in the Megara valley, Greece on Sunday. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/ReutersView image in fullscreenA farm worker uses olive branches to extinguish flames during a wildfire in the Megara valley, Greece on Sunday. Growers now expect grape yields to be about 10% smaller than last year, Reuters reported.View image in fullscreenGrapes hang on vines in a drought-affected Muscadet vineyard in Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine near Nantes.
- ▪A farm worker uses olive branches to extinguish flames during a wildfire in the Megara valley, Greece on Sunday.
- ▪Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/ReutersView image in fullscreenA farm worker uses olive branches to extinguish flames during a wildfire in the Megara valley, Greece on Sunday.
- ▪Growers now expect grape yields to be about 10% smaller than last year, Reuters reported.View image in fullscreenGrapes hang on vines in a drought-affected Muscadet vineyard in Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine near Nantes.
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A farm worker uses olive branches to extinguish flames during a wildfire in the Megara valley, Greece on Sunday. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/ReutersView image in fullscreenA farm worker uses olive branches to extinguish flames during a wildfire in the Megara valley, Greece on Sunday. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/ReutersFood & drink industryPrice of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heatFarmers warn impact of high temperatures, drought and wildfires on range of foodstuffs means costs will increaseSarah ButlerTue 4 Aug 2026 00.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFarmers across Europe are warning of a slump in food production and rising prices as crops from maize to salads suffer as a result of extreme heat, drought and wildfires.Olive groves have also been…
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