As nearing its end and the harvest was one of the worst on record.
Farmers have delivered only about 10,000 tons of olives this year, far below a typical crop due to weather troubles that hit olive groves during bloom and during the growing season, according to The Olive Growers Council.
As a contrast, the last 5 year average of canning utilization tons was 92,580 tons! Last years processed utilization was over 130,000 tons!!! (contrast this with Spain's 5 year production average of over 5.4 MILLION tons)...
Also, as a possible glimpse into the future of Agribusiness problems (along with Restaurants and other labor intense industries with our immigration policies politicized) a number of farmers had trouble hiring enough workers, as the olive crop was ready when other commodities were being harvested, reported California Farm Bureau Federation.
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