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Harvest in Greece Runs Into Early Problems
Friday, November 15, 2024
The high hopes of Greek olive oil producers for a robust harvest in the 2024/25 crop year have been dashed by the prolonged drought and the lack of substantial autumn rainfalls in southern Greece.
The Peloponnese peninsula, a hub of the country’s olive oil industry, has experienced dry and hotter-than-usual weather throughout 2024.
Climate change has made its presence felt more than ever now. This winter will be critical; we need cold and rainy weather for our trees to survive.
As a result, olive harvesting has been postponed in certain producing regions across the peninsula, with farmers waiting for a shift to cooler and wetter weather in the hope of more olive oil accumulation... (read more in the article of Olive Oil Times)
