Olive oil suffers from drought in Spain

It's getting more expensive:

Spain has been experiencing dry conditions for a few years, and particularly this spring. That's affecting their olive oil production.

Even if you associate olive oil with Italy, Spain is the world's largest producer of it.  So when their olive harvest is down, the world knows about it.

Climate change’s latest victim: the olive oil you cook with

The world’s largest olive-oil producer is expecting a dismal harvest this year

"Spain has been experiencing lower than normal rainfall since October. In April, the country reported the driest and warmest conditions for that month in Spain’s history. It only received about a fifth of average precipitation, according to the country’s weather agency, or AEMET for its acronym in Spanish.

As a result, the olive oil powerhouse is set to harvest half as much this season compared to last. Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is predicting the country will produce only 680,000 tonnes from the 2022-2023 season — compared to nearly 1.5 million tonnes the previous year."

I'm not sure that the finger of certainty regarding climate change causation can be pointed at this drought. That requires study and statistical number crunching.  It's definitely a drought.  Is it longer and more intense than a "normal drought" in Spain?  I'm not sure.

Quick check on Google Scholar ........ here's a possibility.

The Rise of Atmospheric Evaporative Demand Is Increasing Flash Droughts in Spain During the Warm Season