A severe drought gripping much of Spain threatens to shrivel their harvest this year. By Valentin BONTEMPS Published 27 July 2022, 11:24 AM BST.

Back to homepage / Live news Drought threatens Spain's 'green gold' harvest. Jaén (Spain) (AFP) – In the scorching heat, Felipe Elvira inspects the branches of his olive trees, planted as far ...

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Business Drought threatens Spain’s ‘green gold’ harvest. In the scorching heat, Felipe Elvira inspects the branches of his olive trees on a dusty hillside in southern Spain.

Jaén, Spain —In the scorching heat, Felipe Elvira inspects the branches of his olive trees, planted as far as the eye can see on a dusty hillside in southern Spain. "There are no olives ...

At stake is a key export: Spain supplies nearly half of the world's olive oil. Its exports of this "green gold" are worth some 3.6 billion euros (S$5.07 billion) per year.

But a severe drought gripping much of Spain threatens to shrivel their harvest this year. "We are used to a lack of water, but not to this point," said Elvira.