Olive growing: in Fvg vintage 2021 sharp decline, 2022 will be ok

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(ANSA) – UDINE, 28 MAY – Olive growing in Fvg is a niche production that has grown continuously over the years, but with an “alternating” trend: the excellent year of 2020, which recorded 20,000 quintals of pressed olives, the drastic drop in 2021 followed, with a production of no more than 8,000 quintals, while the prospects for 2022 appear good. comparison, prospects for 2022 “as part of 17 / a Olio e Dintorni, an event of the Arc Oleis e Dintorni association, created to promote the quality production and culture of extra virgin olive oil in Fvg, in progress in Oleis di Manzano until tomorrow.

Appreciated in Italy and abroad for the high quality of its extra virgin olive oil, the olive growing of the Fvg, with 315 tons of pressed olives (in November 2021) and 43 tons. of oil produced (equal to 0.1% of national production, which is 79,651 t of olive oil) is a quantitatively limited production, compared to other regions such as Sicily (138,275 t of pressed olives), Puglia (127,556 t) o Tuscany (51,986 t).

The prospects for regional olive growing for 2022 are good, the experts pointed out, “given that years of heavy discharge usually follow years of satisfactory production; much will depend on variables that are not always controllable, such as pathogens or particular climatic conditions” . (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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