As Climate Change Exacerbates Extreme Weather, Olive Oil Feels the Squeeze
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The last four years have been challenging for Daniel Danés and his family’s 100-year-old olive groves in Jaén, Spain. Between prolonged droughts, extreme heat and unpredictable rainfall, Danés has watched prices fluctuate dramatically as weather whiplash impacts olive yields.
“Olive oil depends a lot on weather,” said Danés, who is the founder of Titin, a U.S.-based company that imports and sells high-quality Spanish olive oil to restaurants and home chefs. “If it doesn’t rain in Spain, you...