{"id":462436,"date":"2022-06-13T21:47:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T18:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-terrifying-olive-oil-shortage-could-be-in-the-future\/"},"modified":"2022-06-13T21:47:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T18:47:06","slug":"a-terrifying-olive-oil-shortage-could-be-in-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-terrifying-olive-oil-shortage-could-be-in-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"#A terrifying olive oil shortage could be in the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a348b9424541\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a348b9424541\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-terrifying-olive-oil-shortage-could-be-in-the-future\/#%E2%80%9CA_terrifying_olive_oil_shortage_could_be_in_the_future%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;A terrifying olive oil shortage could be in the future&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CA_terrifying_olive_oil_shortage_could_be_in_the_future%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;A terrifying olive oil shortage could be in the future&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>There\u2019s no strategic olive oil reserves to tap into here.<\/p>\n<p>A slew of ongoing issues have been drizzling trouble over the olive oil industry for the better half of the past decade, according to experts in the field, and things are getting increasingly dire. Chief among the problems is a rapidly spreading olive tree-killing bacteria. That coupled with COVID-related production problems and supply issues stemming from the ongoing war in Ukraine, are wreaking havoc with supplies of the world\u2019s favorite healthy oil. <\/p>\n<p>The troubles began just over decade ago when a bacteria known as Xylella fastidiosa began killing olive trees in Italy \u2014 particularly an estimated 20 million in Puglia, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/olive-oil-disease-italy\">per Atlas Obscura<\/a>. The brutal blight turns trees an unhealthy pale color and leaves them with \u201cno chance of survival,\u201d according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The bacteria, which is carried by insects that consume tree sap called hilaenus spumarius, has since spread beyond Puglia, which is responsible for 12% of the world\u2019s olive oil supply. Now, it\u2019s reached the whole of Italy and other Mediterranean nations are at risk, according to Atlas Obscura.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A killer bacteria is destroying olive trees across Italy. Leaders in the olive oil industry are concerned for the future.\" class=\"wp-image-22640396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A killer bacteria is destroying olive trees across Italy. Leaders in the olive oil industry are concerned for the future.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is the most critical time [for olive oil]. There is an unforeseeable future,\u201d Pietro Brembilla, owner of Italian culinary good retailer Sogno Toscano, a Tuscan business that brings the best of the boot into the US, told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Brembilla said the fatal blight has harmed production by about 50% in the past five years.  He worries that not enough is being done to combat it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been way too many years that this has been an issue \u2026 it is ruining the crops,\u201d Brembilla said, adding that one of the largest issues from the blight is that affected products do not meet health standards to be sent around the world.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy-.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The blight causing bacteria is guaranteed to kill olive trees, according to reports.\" class=\"wp-image-22640185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The blight-causing bacteria is guaranteed to kill olive trees, according to reports.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Leonardo Cendamo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am pretty worried. I love my country, but we\u2019re not the best to taking matters into our own hands. There\u2019s only been slow changes [in fixing the blight issue].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, another expert, Francesco D\u2019Onofrio, a sourcing officer with the retailer Supermarket Italy, said that government-supported initiatives like new tree planting en masse are effectively combatting the blight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve spoken with many major producers in Italy today and they do not see any issues with the product for the 2023 harvest,\u201d D\u2019Onofrio told The Post, expressing optimism that things will settle down in the coming months. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy7.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"There is hope on the horizon. A new harvest of olives for 2023 is predicted to be of good quality.\" class=\"wp-image-22640200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>There is hope on the horizon. A new harvest of olives for 2023 is predicted to be of good quality.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>But even he can acknowledge that there\u2019s an entire other shelf of woes that are having a much more im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te effect on the fluid Italian staple.<\/p>\n<p>As with many other goods, cost efficiency, production and transportation of olive oil has been hindered by the pandemic. Labor shortages, supply chain issues, rising energy costs and extreme backups at ports across the globe, particularly those in America, have led to major price increases.<\/p>\n<p>The problematic ports have caused an extreme price hike in shipments by about 400% to 500%, according to both Brembilla and one of his decade-long loyal clients, Dave Greco of Mike\u2019s Deli in The Bronx.<\/p>\n<p>Greco said that container costs of imports like olive oil or even canned tomatoes have gone up from $4,000 to between $9,000 to $12,000. That\u2019s forced him and many other local retailers to raise their prices.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy10.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Supply chain worries and the current global climate are leaving an effect on olive oil production.\" class=\"wp-image-22640416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Supply chain worries and the current global climate are having a devastating effect on olive oil production.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a \u201ccherry on the cake\u201d of these business-altering headaches, Brembilla explained.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine had been a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newfoodmagazine.com\/article\/162772\/supply-chain-ukraine\/\">world leader in the production of sunflower oil<\/a> but has essentially halted all manufacturing since the Russian invasion. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy11.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Supply chain shortages have also affected olive oil production.\" class=\"wp-image-22640236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Supply chain shortages have also affected olive oil production.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy9.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Olive oil supplies are being interrupted too because of the Ukraine war.\" class=\"wp-image-22640369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/olive_tree_bacteria_blight_Italy9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Olive oil supplies are also being interrupted because of the Ukraine war.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Manufacturers have resorted to replacing sunflower oil with olive oil, driving up the cost of some olive oils by as much as 40%, according to Brembilla.<\/p>\n<p>For these reasons on top of the already alarming blight, Brembilla fears the long-lasting effects it could have on Italia and one its most famous exports. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do worry for the future, that other nations will rely less and less on importing from Italy because of these things.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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