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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.

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An ongoing drought and soaring temperatures have unleashed fears of an olive “catastrophe” in Spain, the world’s largest producer of olive oil, which suffered a very difficult year in 2022.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.