Greece and Spain have both seen olive oil sales plummet
Italians are being forced to cut back on a Mediterranean cooking staple as costs reach a record-high’
A third of Italians have reduced their consumption of extra virgin olive oil due to skyrocketing prices, according to a survey.
But Italian producers are pushing back against the claim, saying the snapshot of consumer sentiment does not give a full picture - and that sales of higher-quality, Italian, extra virgin olive oil are actually up.
Consumers reported cutting back consumption of extra virgin olive oil by at least 30% to as much as half as average supermarket prices have risen from 4.0 euros (£3.41) to 9.0 euros (£7.66) a bottle, according to a survey by the Piepoli independent research institute.
saying the snapshot of consumer sentiment does not give a full picture - and that sales of higher-quality, Italian, extra virgin olive oil are actually up.
“We bumped up the prices of the good stuff too, and the rich people didn’t notice”
Fuck off, Giuseppe 😂
“Italians forced to cut back on olive oil as prices skyrocket”
fixed, downvoted for clickbait headline.
Exactly, this is the entire point of a headline - so that we don’t have to read the article.
The cost of Greek olive oil in Canada had literally tripled in the past 2 years.
