Olive oil is getting more expensive — and these Italian farmers can tell you why
Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, is responsible for nearly half of Italy’s olive oil and almost 15 per cent of worldwide production, and global warming has put it at particular risk.
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![Luigi D’Amico harvests olives in the hilltop town of Ostuni in the Italian region of Puglia. A man holds freshly picked olives.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7067846.1703260516!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/luigi-d-amico.jpg)
Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, is responsible for nearly half of Italy’s olive oil and almost 15 per cent of worldwide production, and global warming has put it at particular risk.