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ganzuul | 1 year ago

The price of olive oil has gone up significantly.

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swiftcoder|1 year ago

I guess I'm confused that the projections in TFA are largely in line with the projections in the BBC article from 5 years ago. I'd expect something to have changed in that time (whether for better/worse), and it makes me suspicious that TFA is recycling 5 year old conclusions rather than presenting novel data

adrian_b|1 year ago

True.

I am usually buying the cheapest extra-virgin olive oil available (in Europe), and its price has increased by more than 50% in comparison with a couple of years ago.

amarcheschi|1 year ago

If possible, try more expensive varieties as well. In some cases they're so strong you'll need less oil for a better result (or in my case, same amount of oil but for a heavenly experience). If you can find some online farmers, look for 5lt tins of oil, this way you'll save a bit. I just looked how much would be to buy oil in Tuscany where I live and get it shipped to France and it almost doubles the price, so I guess buying online from italy is a no no