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Climate change ignites olive oil prices

Climate change’s influence on olive trees underscores the growing challenges global warming presents in food production
Premium Benchmark retail prices rose to a record high of $9,000 per tonne in October, showed data from the US department of agriculture. (HT)

NEW DELHI : The healthiest of cooking oils now comes with an even heftier price tag as climate change-induced droughts, heat waves, and wildfires scorch olive plantations in southern Europe.

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