2023-11-01 16:55:09
Branches loaded with olives, which bring a smile to Philippe Blanc, olive producer in Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues, in Hérault. The Mediterranean fruit harvest is just beginning, but the season is already looking good. “We are going to harvest between 2 and 3 tonnes, whereas last year we only produced 400 kilos of olives, it was ridiculous.“, recalls the farmer. The cause? The drought, which had affected the harvest.
This year there was a lack of water again, but the rain finally fell at the right time. “We were lucky, because the olives have taken on color in recent weeksexplains the producer. A month ago, they were still all wrinkled, all dry, it was difficult to hope to make oil with them.“The precipitation experienced during the month of October saved the day, in addition to the rain already experienced in spring.
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