How 3 Million Gallons Of Olive Oil Are Produced Per Year In Spain During Crippling Droughts

[@JOGA_Wills]

"The machine does not damage the branches or tree trunk" ... as 3 dudes beat it like the tree owes them $$ haha

[@Fridelain]

That's the old method, vareado (from vara, long stick). The new method, the machine, a belt attached to a reciprocating engine goes round the tree trunk and shakes the hell out of it. If you have seen those "fat loss" machines that shake the belly, same idea. The whole tree, down to the roots, undergoes it's own personal earthshake. And yeah, that tree pretty much owes them cash, In the shape of olives.

[@JOGA_Wills]

@@Fridelain haha good explanation. The timing of him saying no damage was certainly on purpose, video editors am I right haha

[@taotzu1339]

That tree shaker makes the tree look like a hurricane or tornado was hitting it. Throw some water and a green screen and you got Hollywood magic.

[@bryanb2653]

😂😂

[@Lame_He]

Lol 😂

[@pjacobsen1000]

2:58 "satellite images show just how dry this area has become". Those satellite images show no such thing. They are images of two different areas, there is no indication of what year or time of year they were taken, and there's no comparison between a wet year and a dry year. Additionally, the image on the left looks very green and wet, the image on the right looks mostly like a sandy coastline.

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

I can assure you that in the south of the province of Córdoba we had the worst drought in many years.

[@pjacobsen1000]

@@josemiguelmunoz6985 Yes, I did not mean to suggest that there was no drought, only that the images are not illustrative for understanding the drought situation.

[@gavinbeck2949]

I was wondering if anyone else thought the same thing. It was a terrible visual

[@tyr3759]

I was going to say the same thing. Doing this kind of stuff just undermines anything else you say, because you won't get taken seriously. Hence why I stopped watching this video.

[@tonyuk5220]

Peter im from Jaen s and in the last 40-50 years they have destroyed one of the most beautiful and biodiverse regions in spain with intensive olives plantation there isnt anything hardly lef ..... is incredibe that in 2023 ppl still dont realize that when this region become a dessert will be their fault ...... is disgusting to see how the goverment or even the same citizen hey dont realize the harm they are doing to our country

[@josephmessner5312]

Thanks to farmers around the world for providing us with the results of their hard work !!

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

You are welcome.

[@dummydummy1883]

They aren't doing it for free

[@frechesferkel2749]

Many farmers only cause it to get worse and worse. Here in Germany, the soil is completely over-fertilized and the soil and groundwater are nitrate-contaminated. And as a solution, they only have to dump more and more fertilizer on it.

[@willn8664]

@@dummydummy1883 no sht sherlock. lol your name fits you.

[@zatoichison6420]

Thank you Spain people for the good olive oil quality produced and brought also here in Australia.

[@l.goodman2134]

Vacationed in Spain and brought back several bottles of olive oil. The most unbelievably delicious oil. I never understood how wonderful it was, all my adult life the olive oil here in US is so flavorless. Worth every penny and deservedly so

[@seollenda]

i think middle eastern olive oil tastes better

[@EA7KVH]

@@seollenda I have tasted olive oils from the middle east, Morocco and Algeria and they are rubbish compared to Spanish olive oil.

[@javilo2797]

@@namenotfound8747 4 euros here

[@faesarn]

Greek (like Crete) olive oil is also wonderful. I've been to small plantation where the farmer let me taste his olive oil... it was just as good (maybe better) than spanish oil.

[@EA7KVH]

@@faesarn I think you have not tasted good Spanish olive oil from Priego de Córdoba or Baena.

[@Jes5sy]

shame that A LOT of olive oil from spain gets passed as italian or other countries when they simply just put their label on the bottle. People don't really know what they are consuming.

[@bwpyrotechnics1272]

Too much of this stuff happens. Same in Croatia. Label says extra virgin oil but the oil is from God knows where..

[@FCule]

Source please...

[@borahaeist3215]

@@bwpyrotechnics1272 extra virgin olive oil can come from anywhere

[@bwpyrotechnics1272]

@@borahaeist3215 I can guarantee 100% that it's not extra virgin because we make it for our needs and you can see the difference between our and other one. It's business..

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

For that reason is very important to buy only Spanish olive oil with origin certification. I recommend olive oils from the south of the province of Córdoba. The time for the best olive oil is now, between November and February.

[@pjacobsen1000]

In my understanding, black (ripe) olives produce more oil per olive, but with less flavor. Green (unripe) olives are much more flavorful, but produce much less oil per olive. Oil from green olives is better to eat 'raw', on salads, etc. Oil from black olives is much cheaper, good for cooking, less complex flavors. Different varietals of olives may be better for oil, others for snacking on. Some are good for both.

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

Yes, you are right. Keep in mind that we, the olive farmers, look for a optimum oil rate. The perfect oil rate with ripe olives would be 20-25%. If you harvest unripe olives you get a lower rate but the oil has an amazing quality. The olive oils from the green olives of "Picudo" variety is one of the best delicacies in the world but is also very expensive beacause of the harvesting method used in order to not damage the olive tree. For an optimum tasting remember to use unfiltered extra virgin olive oil from unripe olives (the first oil of the season) for raw use and filtered virgin olive oil for cooking, bakery, frying, etc.

[@pjacobsen1000]

@@josemiguelmunoz6985 Thanks for expert reply. What is the approximate oil percentage from green olives of first harvest? That can give me an idea of the price difference.

[@joeeigo9820]

@@pjacobsen1000Oil from the early harvest the locals here often keep for their own. Actually the market price is higher in the early season, (~50cent/l) but I guess it has more to to with the saturation of market demand. Most olive mills don't give so much about it, as the oil will be exported and blended down afterwards.

[@pjacobsen1000]

@@joeeigo9820 Good point. So I guess I have to go to the Mediterranean region to get the good stuff.

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

@@joeeigo9820 The oil fron the early harvest is also bottled and sold to everyone who want it. Obviously this oil is more expensive because at the begining of the season the olive oil reserves are low. This year the price of the extra virgin olive oil in mid December was more than 8 € a litre. Right now in early February is about 5,25 € a litre.

[@LoveHandle4890]

God bless Spain for all their hard work during their difficult times.🙏🇪🇸

[@CHICKENNUGGET69360]

Yes

[@timonoj]

I think this video fails to address the fact that, even though it's one of the biggest producers and exporters, it's not for direct consumption. Most of these pure oils will be taken to other countries, where it's downmixed with some local oils to make the product as made in that other country. And that's the one you usually get in the supermarkets around.

[@ShiftedGames]

0:15 6:45 - What else do they need to say to tell you the entire world uses their product?

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

Of course it is for direct consumption. Millions of liters of packaged oil with certified Designation of Origin are sold and exported in Spain so that the consumer knows that they are buying a premium quality product. There is a brand from the south of the province of Córdoba called MUELOLIVA which exports to a lot of countries. You sould try their olive oil.

[@marcassador2011]

spain does the same thing with moroccan oil when they have less fruitful years..

[@mauris2796]

Spain does the same. Buying olive oil from Uruguay, Northern Africa and other parts of the world and mix it and sell it as Spanish Olive Oil. Only a look at the package tells you “bottled in Spain”

[@SarabjeetSanghera]

Thats what Spain does with Tunisian Olive Oil. Takes oil in bulk from Tunisia and mixes with theirs to calls it SPANISH, and so does ITALY.

[@ChewyToeNails]

Thank you Benito for what you and everyone there does for some good oil for good food!

[@Polmax2312]

One of the reason Spain became world’s leader in olive oil production is the quotas inflicted upon Greece when it entered EU. Effectively decimating Greek oil industry and eliminating major competitor for Spain. It was Greece largest source for export revenue.

[@thedomestead3546]

Thank you, Benito, for the inspiration. It is a very trying time. Farmer from the US.

[@thedomestead3546]

@@ahpuch2236 many crops, many scales. Not every crop is subsidized nor farmed on a large scale.

[@realbroggo]

Thanks for the vid. Just shows that times are tough across the world both in terms of the economy and environment. When it comes to pricing don't blame the farmers, the middle men are the ones causing the damage. They screw the farmers on price then sell high to us end-users (while blaming everyone else for the need for price rises!!). Anyway, we need farmers if we are to survive so they have my support. Take care all.

[@EA7KVH]

DCOOP screws the olive growers in their monopolistic plan on the market. A plan that consists of selling as much oil as possible even if it means doing so at very low prices and that now requires exclusivity from producers, even if they are not willing to pay them a premium. Some of these partners, rather than give up their brands, have decided to disassociate themselves from the company.

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

I agree. I sell my olives to a cooperative olive mill and to a private brand which pays the legal price of olive oil.

[@jascrandom9855]

Isn't Dcoop a Cooperative?

[@EA7KVH]

@@jascrandom9855 Not exactly. DCOOP is a private enterprise which manages more than 120 olive oil and some another type cooperatives and wants to monopolize the market of the Spanish olive oil. Monopolies are not good and, in this case, it can be a ruin for farmers.

[@rennyotolinna2863]

¿Será posible que parte de su producción, la destinen a producir lotes de aceite de mayor calidad? Sé que en el caso del cava (vino espumante como el champagne) los grandes productores tenían un cartel, pero algunas familias y masías se rebelaron y empezaron a producir de esta forma, y hasta ahora les ha ido bien en el mercado domestico y el internacional. Incluso del prosecco, vino similar de Italia pero de menor calidad* han hecho así y aumentado sus ventas vertiginosamente, sobre todo en USA. Pero pasa que los productores mantienen un pensamiento campesino, mas autentico, pero rústico, y no tienen esa visión, que si tienen los grandes monopolios y su marketing, que busca ganancias cuantiosas pero pagando lo menos posible al productor. *No usa el método "tradicional y empieza a desmejorar después de dos años, mientras el cava y el champagne se mantiene por décadas

[@EA7KVH]

​@@rennyotolinna2863 Toda la aceituna de la provincia de Córdoba se dedica a la producción de aceite de calidad, esto son unas 250.000 toneladas. En la zona sur de la provincia se encuentran las Sierras Subbéticas con una producción aproximada de 85.000 toneladas de aceite. Dentro de esta zona destaca la "Denominación de Origen Priego de Córdoba", que es donde se produce, con mucha diferencia, el mejor aceite, resultando todos los años ganador de casi todos los mejores premios internacionales. Todo el aceite de esta zona se comercializa y se exporta con la certificación de calidad que da la Denominación de Origen Priego de Córdoba. Hay que diferenciar entre el aceite que se produce a principios y durante el resto de la temporada. El primer aceite de la temporada se obtiene de aceitunas verdes y tiene un sabor tan intenso que no a todos gusta (a mí me encanta). Es verde y turbio y tiene una gran cantidad de aromas y matices. Este aceite de suele envasar sin filtrar. El problema del aceite sin filtrar es que lo sedimentos que decantan en el fondo del envase pueden fermentarse echando a perder la totalidad del aceite, debiendo consumirse en un plazo no superior a 3 o 4 meses. De ahí su dificultad para la exportación. El resto del aceite de la campaña, al ser extraído de aceituna madura, no es tan fuerte y resulta más dulce al paladar, siendo también un aceite de la más alta calidad. Por supuesto estamos hablando de Aceite de Oliva Virgen Extra, extraído por primera presión en frío, de forma totalmente mecánica y sin agentes químicos, ni mezclas de ningún tipo.

[@joseangelbravogallego9363]

Its even worst in some other regions of Spain, my father's hometown was even more affected by the drought because of the dry years that preceded it, this year we dont even have for own consumtion (we dont live of olive oil or even live in that town, but even we can see the consequences of climage change in the area)

[@_shino__]

Tienes mucha razón amigo. Esta sequía es espantosa

[@joeeigo9820]

Sorry to hear. Are you talking about zero fruits or just 1-5kg per tree? What's the min amount of olives your local mill accept?

[@joseangelbravogallego9363]

@@joeeigo9820 Most of them zero, but If I had any Im sure the mill would accept any quantity over 20 or 40 kg, we know the owners

[@joeeigo9820]

@@joseangelbravogallego9363 that's worse then I expected

[@MinusMedley]

Started in 2019... hence lockdowns. Rains returned last year... hence vaccines. Next global drought starts in 2027... hence "WW3".

[@aRVeesBlog]

Very informative video Yeah extra virgin olive oil is quite expensive It’s nice to see how olive oils are produced

[@techhunt4922]

thanks. Some farmer in Pakistan have imported saplings from Spain and it is giving good results here

[@bala007raju]

Thanks , great to hear the words that Farmers keep trying and keep adapting . Thanks to all farmers

[@LailandiAdventures]

I filmed a couple who were organic olive farmers in Spain and they said to keep the vitality of the earth around the trees was essential ie, lots of biodiversity instead of a mono-culture. The earth on the groves was almost spongy with organic life and they said it required less water.

[@chenwang643]

this is not common in spain, ive drove the length of it multiple times and theres a lot of monoculture of olive trees, all on barren rocky dirt cus they killed everything off with weed killer

[@Dunika]

@@chenwang643 that’s just how most of Spain’s soil is. The olive trees are not the reason

[@chenwang643]

@@Dunika i know its not the olive trees, its the farmers killing off all biology in the soil cus its easier to harvest and get around the fields, the olive trees go very deep into the water table.... idk how u thought im blaming olive trees for this when i said its people killing everything with weedkiller, hardly anyone does regenerative agriculture here as its more expensive to grow organic in terms of certifications and fertilizers which would not be needed if the biology of the soil was left alone or ammended in a regenerative manner, top crops and microbes make a huge difference

[@Dunika]

@chen Wang No, no. I didnt mean that. I mean that most of Spain is very hard, dry soil, because is a dry climate. It doesnt look like that because the farmers. Wild fields look almost exactly like olive fields (you will find more bush and dry grass than trees in the wild however) thats just how it is. Olive trees grow in dry areas and they take a long time to grow before they are viable, the fields are decades old already, and the farmers would not plant them in soil that is good for something else because that type of soil is not that easy to find in Spain.

[@danielblue4460]

Narrator omitted one more procedure, after the first extraction (extra virgin), there is a second extraction (pomace) inferior quality but lot cheaper, add chemical and exposure to high temperature.

[@BenelliMr]

for all non-USA watchers (which means the vast majority of the KZbin clients) : 6.8 million acres = 27 thousand km² or about ten times the surface of the country Luxembourg

[@frankargenti]

ah yes Luxembourg ... in my place we prefer to use improper fractions of France

[@OYO2261]

Amazing video ever seriously it's so So Amazing hats off 👋

[@tessadieter1201]

I love using olive oil on the regular but I think this is another testament that we should consider reverting our diets to a more locally regional list of goods. While a boom in business is initially great for these producers, the global food exchange contributes to climate change, ultimately negatively effecting their crop yields. Sourcing our diet regionally is much more sustainable in the long run.

[@gromenhauer7403]

Do you really prefer to use butter or animal fats? You should know that the land where the olive tree is cultivated is the same as hundreds of years ago.

[@mahokira504]

​@@gromenhauer7403 and?

[@gromenhauer7403]

@@mahokira504 Olive cultivation has nothing to do with climate change. It seems you do not find out.

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

Around 5:50 they both stick their fingers into the olive oil. They don't pasteurize the oil do they? Seems a bit unsanitary doesn't it?

[@honestguy7764]

You cant be serious….

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

@@honestguy7764 just because you don't care about germs doesn't mean most people don't

[@jonestei1549]

what is the name of manufacturer of the small bulldozer on 7:58.....i like it

[@BarlitosC]

Utah thanks you for your water❄️⛄️🌨️

[@DonLee1980]

"the vibration is always upwards and doesn't hurt the tree" Farmer with a giant stick: WHACK WHACK WHACK!!!

[@joeeigo9820]

That's what is told from the manufacturer. Actually you need higher amount of water to compensate the damage this machine causes to the fine root system. The fine roots close to the surface are taking in the water. It's all a selfmade problem.

[@user-pattt]

Id just like to say that 1. Drought won't kill olive trees that easily, these trees are built to survive in dry ecosystems. 2. Too much water can negatively impact the quality of olives also. 3. Even if you get the water, soil quality and pruning down right, you will still end up with varying returns on the crop year on year. That's just the nature of the game.

[@Sirtinotendamafukidze3987]

How do they clean the machines that make oil , another part looks brownish

[@rontropics26]

The machine does not damage the branches... as they show a pile of branches on the ground.

[@daveklein2826]

Please stop lying ... They are LEAVES NOT BRANCHES

[@MLove-777]

Thank you for this video...🌿

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

Thank you for existing. 😍

[@finalruner]

Raw olive oil looks so good

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

Yes. You woluld love the smell of the olive mills.

[@beot-kkot]

God bless my Andalusia and this precious liquid gold I can’t live without. 🙏🏻 💚 🤍 💚

[@Sti11waters]

how do we buy olive oil from these farms? How do we know its good stuff were buying in the US?

[@sergiofernandez7022]

Hey John. You don't need to buy from the farms. Just find a spanish store and buy the olive oil online (make sure the olive oil is extra virgin, not refined). Find the most common brands in Spain and buy some bottles. How do you know it's good stuff? Easy, just stop buying things with an italian flag or name. Italy never meant quality... At least here. That's just the image they sell to your country, but they perfeclty can be bottling dog pee and putting an italian flag on it.

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

There is a brand from the south of the province of Córdoba named MUELOLIVA which produces high quality olive oil and exports to the US. I use to sell them a part of my harvest. Buy only extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) from the provinces of Córdoba or Jaén and try to avoid brands like Carbonell, La Masia or DCOOP. Never buy Italian olive oil. The quality of the commecial Italian olive oil is one of the worst in the world.

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

@@sergiofernandez7022 Ahí le has dao, paisano.

[@BoostAndRedline]

You would think extra virgin olive oil because it takes less processing it would cost less…. Smh 🤦🏻‍♂️

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[@Seetheworld8]

Praying for rains! I’m so grateful for farmers. ❤

[@verybarebones]

Praying isnt gonna do anything as long as conservative politicians continue ruining the environment in Spain. Look at how theyre taking all the water from natural reserves to produce more, more and more.

[@abcsha.]

Good work you creative be happy. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@nickw7619]

Question- I'm 32, and it seems like things are really not going well. Since I was a kid the winters are much milder, the summers hotter, and the rainfall sporadic. Then you see stories like this. Have things always been this bad?

[@ieateverywherenoname698]

you sir are aware of global warming. good luck

[@ronoc89]

Things have never ever been better in the history of the world. The vast majority of all of our ancestors were farm labourers living hand to mouth.

[@gromenhauer7403]

@@ronoc89 I Agree. THere are people who seems to want going back to the neolithic.

[@nickw7619]

@@ronoc89 what does that have to do with the weather?

[@dakotareid1566]

Natural progression of things

[@sidehop]

If you like olive oil, do your research as a lot of companies these days "mix" and claim to sell quality virgin olive oil. Usually the brands you always hear about in most stores.

[@Henchman1977]

3:00 I'm sorry, what are these satellite images showing me?

[@yasholiniayaram4385]

Very good and enlightening video. Thankyou

[@alinoz]

same thing happened in morocco ... lake of water made the olive oil so expensive

[@FarmGearInnovators]

💧 The drought has hit hard-producing only a third of what they made in 2019. Yet, they keep pushing through with smart irrigation and sustainable practices. 🌍❤

[@beverlylumley4150]

Thank you Canada

[@JohnHausser]

Poutine ? Maple syrup? Cheers from San Diego California 🇺🇸

[@_shino__]

For what

[@Bblauu]

I know I didn’t see my guys just dip their bare fingers in the oil to taste test lol 5:47

[@nancysmith9487]

Seen beach sand holds water So try using clean beach sand that packs like snow ball with fresh water...

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

You still have to learn a lot about olives cultivation.

[@casabarfood]

I love olive oil😊 who agrees

[@fatiheneskuru4332]

love how he dodged saying vibrators by instead using the spanish word.

[@puirYorick]

Recent climate tracking data shows that the north African desert is expanding northwards again into southern Iberia.

[@filbao8113]

Damn

[@donatina1987]

What is their brand?

[@sierrapeaks]

I didn't know extra virgin was the best. It's all grocery stores seem to carry so I actually assumed it was the cheap stuff. Now I feel happy iv'e been getting the best all along.

[@Fridelain]

Depending on where you buy it's probably not real. Most "olive oil" in the USA is fake.

[@joeeigo9820]

The oil mills around here take a share of your olive oil for processing. They put it all in a big pot and sell it ie to US. Basically it's a mix of hundreds of Farmers and to be honest, when you see the quality of the fruits, you might think twice to buy the oil. Blending the oil covers the rotten fruits

[@us7876]

Try unfiltered extra virgin!

[@wellnessinsider]

Looks amazing! ❤

[@stephengrube1532]

And the net result of all this is that a HUGE percentage of supposed pure olive oil is heavily adulterated/diluted with all kinds of low-grade vegetable oils and sold as 100% virgin olive oil. It's an international racket. Yes, with practice and experience, it is possible to determine pure olive oil from imposter oils. But only after you buy, bring it home and open the bottle!

[@ultimatesavagecabbage5523]

whats the translation for the machine that shakes them

[@gromenhauer7403]

That's a vibrator machine.

[@romanschuster1709]

Benito looks and dresses exactly like I would expect an olive farmer to dress its wild

[@mtlem1908]

Does anyone know what's the brand?

[@hugomilara46]

VIVA ESPAÑA

[@LikaLaruku]

Seems like 2022 was a staggering year for droughts & floods.

[@MinusMedley]

Started in 2019... hence lockdowns. Rains returned last year... hence vaccines. Next global drought starts in 2027... hence "WW3".

[@YenAmity]

That whole region is nearly completely desertified, it’s no wonder they are having record droughts. Get some diversified grass species in there and intensively rotate cattle and sheep. Layer extra income sources from same piece of land (or lease it out), all while getting free fertilizer from the livestock, capturing and retaining moisture, and creating healthy soils.

[@MinusMedley]

Started in 2019... hence lockdowns. Rains returned last year... hence vaccines. Next global drought starts in 2027... hence "WW3".

[@wavnino1]

So Spain is the largest exporter of extra virgin olive oil but who has the best/ highest quality ? Greece, Italy, Spain or Morocco???

[@ivanradiant]

Spain, you can see it in evoo ranking or wboo ranking.

[@oliveoiltimes]

Excellent report

[@classicredwine]

I love olive oil and I use the cheap stuff. I would LOVE to taste pure, quality EVOO 🤤

[@shanecarroll5376]

Go and buy it then.

[@noahboat580]

@@shanecarroll5376 in this economy? Thats a good one

[@shanecarroll5376]

@@noahboat580 it's about 14 euros for the good stuff

[@benjamincooper4206]

Lmao the highest quality as they stick their fingers into the oil for a taste test 5:47

[@zayneparker8711]

I looked so long for this comment so I didn't have to do it myself 😂

[@gromenhauer7403]

Maybe their fingers are cleaner than your mouth.

[@Ketutar]

In one book there was a person with skin the color of newly pressed olive oil... I don't think the author knew what color newly pressed olive oil has.

[@Fridelain]

Jaundiced maybe

[@CortezEspartaco2]

Especially if it's an early-harvest oil. Bright green in September. But maybe they meant the final harvest in January which is much less green.

[@sabby123456789]

I have one copy of the ApoE4 allele, so olive oil is my lifeline. The ApoE4 allele is not suited to eating carbohydrates or saturated fat, so the only source of energy for me is olive oil as well as avocados and macadamia nuts because they are all low in carbohydrates, saturated fat, and omega-6s.

[@OfficialSamuelC]

One third of an oil tanker isn’t impressive? It looks like they store way more than that by the size of those tanks.

[@rubberduck4966]

In Europe where Spain belongs to we have liters not gallons!

[@vincenzosipone1976]

VORREI CONSIGLIARVI DI INFORMARVI SU COME PRODUCONO OLIVE DA OLIO IN ITALIA SOPRATUTTO IN PUGLIA.

[@cata4023]

2:03 yeah that man never worked on the trees lmao

[@oliverkroker4051]

2:57 if you show satellite pictures, at least use the same location.. the left has nothing to do with the right picture wtf?

[@PortCapital]

The tree : "AAAHHHHUUUGGGGGGGGHHH YEAA THATS THE SPOT"

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

You should try a Stihl SP451 vibrating machine...

[@jwillisbarrie]

Thanks for adding actual captions for the Deaf

[@B4audi]

simple tool against frought..cover all the area with wood cuttings... sun doesnt dri earth, weeds dont get sun, less irigation

[@LoveHammerMan]

Thats how you start brush fires...

[@verybarebones]

You want a massive fire? You don't understand the climate or ecology or the region at all 😂

[@landi76]

2:38 this method dont harm the tree . . . 1/4 of the branches brakes and fall down to earth

[@olgaycelik2631]

Turkey is another important olive oil manufacturer in the world. The quality of turkish made olive oil is so good.

[@michaeljarrett8246]

Olgay, are you Turkish by any chance?

[@olgaycelik2631]

@@michaeljarrett8246 yes I am. But this is not about being turkish. If you have a chance, just buy some olive oil turkish made. You are going to love the flavour.

[@cnimi]

Yes, it is. It's also hard to find in North America and 50$ a liter like any other quality EVOO. None of the websites I checked would ship to Canada.

[@Dayvit78]

Let's hear it for vibradoras!

[@your_colony-chairman]

Trees be feeling the vibration 🤣

[@anderbeau]

2:30 so violent 😂

[@chewhooi]

5:47 "Dcoop maintains high standards of quality" - uses finger to touch the product.

[@jakemarcus9999]

It's weird the farmers are suffering. Spain used to be covered in thick forests a few thousands of years ago. Then came humans and the trees were turned into pastures and town into metropolies. We pushed trillions of tons of oil and carbon in the air. I'm wondering what caused these problems.

[@honor9lite1337]

Olive Oil 🫒🫒🫒

[@user-cg9oi5ug4d]

" This method doesn't damage the branches or the tree" As workers bash the tree with a long pole smashing branches 😂😂😂😂😂😂😍😍😍

[@naranjo5277]

yeah it doesn't harm the main branches, the branches with fruit fall

[@satyris410]

"Do not adjust your sets" the start of this video legit had me confused. I thought it had switched to 144p

[@GenuinelyCurious120]

Why are there never any contingency plans for bad droughts?

[@TheDamibonf]

Because you can just pray for rain or suck it up

[@joeeigo9820]

There is no emergency plan other the irrigation, but there are plenty of measures to prevent the impact of a drought in exchange to a slightly lowered regular harvest. A tradeoff which won't be met by most business farmers. One can train olive trees to survive better on low/no water by reducing/limiting irrigation in the dry period when the trees have a year with less fruits. Keeping the Soil integrity also reduces vaporisation as soil surface isn't increased. Mulching with shredded olive cutoffs also works fantastic, and keeps the moisture from the wet season in the ground. Mulching has its downsides too. As the layer prevents water to penetrate more Water per tree is needed when irrigated in Summer.

[@MinusMedley]

Started in 2019... hence lockdowns. Rains returned last year... hence vaccines. Next global drought starts in 2027... hence "WW3".

[@devswell6538]

@@joeeigo9820 well now the reservoirs are nearly empty so we don’t have water for irrigation. The past 3 years there’s been almost no rain.

[@snitox]

When "cooperative" and "family" is used in the same sentence rest assured it's a cooperative of landlord families with immigrant laborers under their thumb.

[@daveklein2826]

Rest assured that you are a very IGNORANT LIAR

[@us7876]

"Jornal" aka daily wage is 7h, 40-50 euros both for immigrants and natives. In the timespan of 3 months that lasts the season anyone can do spare days getting the same pay. Vegetable greenhouses are another history since it's a lot more unregulated and they pay by hourly rate, getting as low as 1'5€/h

[@slipknot355]

You clearly never went to Andalucia and it shows. Sure there's some bad apples just like in the US. But our people has always been getting their income from the soil. We didnt had to pay anybody else to do our work like you chops did with the Mexicans. There was nothing else at the time during the civil war in Spain so people had nothing but farming. They were really starving my grandfather always told me that. And obviously this was passed into the other generations who also worked on the farms until the late 2000's when people started moving into urban areas. But like what do you have to say anyway, the US is the pinnacle of "Im gonna pay you because I dont wanna do it myself" kind of thing.

[@whispie.]

Quite some ignorance you show in your comment Black Sheep

[@thebell313]

We all cry when we don't make the money we expected. Let's hope we'll make more.

[@onedelish]

wow cool

[@Anthony-qg3qo]

I take 2 tbl spoons of xtra virgin olive oil every couple days

[@ihsanamsal2947]

The whole industrialisation only degrade olive quality

[@welcom3779]

The best oil olive tunisia algeria morocco😉

[@famous5693]

My heart was broken when the labours hit the olive tree with sticks. Only Fruity trees can get stone pelts.. yelder people says in our Village

[@tabithaadams7875]

Why don't they cover the soil around there trees it would help hold in the moisture and also impove the soil.

[@verybarebones]

With what, plastic? It's arid, it all blows away.

[@stephencvogt]

Love how they dip a finger in the vat of olive oil for a taste test

[@pingyong6940]

The title can be misinterpreted. If we flip the title around, How Spain produces nearly all of the world's olive oil during their best year/flood ever.

[@senotriusneo6354]

Drip irrigation for low water regions.

[@Fridelain]

have you not seen the vídeo? that's exactly what they do!

[@johnl.7754]

In agriculture if one main region doesn’t do well the other regions that plant the same thing should be prospering from higher price as long as demand doesn’t fall too much.

[@vidard9863]

the problem is trees take to long to move production.

[@joeeigo9820]

​@@vidard9863 you can grow a olive tree from nursery stage to fruit stage within 2-3 years.

[@vidard9863]

@@joeeigo9820 you not only have to grow it to nursery stage, but the yield if a new tree is nothing line the yield of a mature tree.

[@alexyspol5221]

2:22 machines called "vibradoras"... just say it in English 🤣

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

This year the drought has drastically lowered the production of the traditional olive grove. Right now (29-01-2023) one litre of extra virgin olive oil is about 5,30 €.

[@konstantinoschatzidakis6394]

Hello from Greece. We had the same dramatic drought last year, i feel you. Would you say that the most negative affects were at high density groves (over 100 trees/1000m^2)? Did the traditional plantations (10-20 trees/m^2) cope better with the drought?

[@josemiguelmunoz6985]

@@konstantinoschatzidakis6394 Only the high density olive fields with irrigation coped the drought better. The rest are only giving between 25-50% of the regular production and low oil yield.

[@theeoneandonlyushygushy]

olive tree go *brrrrr*