Rising temperatures have led to poor olive harvests in the Med. With oils now more expensive olive oils, criminal gangs are stealing trees to create their own products doctored with inferior oil.

But behind the most popular olive oils in the world are equally lucrative criminal enterprises cashing in on the gold rush. Extra virgin olive oil is getting very expensive — and it might not ...

Why Olive Oil Is So Expensive Right Now. ... The soaring cost of olive oil, which Mr. Brooks sources from Italy, forced him to raise prices this month 5 to 10 percent, he said, ...

In mid-April, The Grocer found that the average price of one litre of own-label olive oil in the UK’s major supermarkets was £7.38 – that’s 42 per cent higher than one year ago. Just this week, olive ...

Rising temperatures have led to poor olive harvests in the Med. With oils now more expensive olive oils, criminal gangs are stealing trees to create their own products doctored with inferior oil.

Rising temperatures have led to poor olive harvests in the Med. With oils now more expensive olive oils, criminal gangs are stealing trees to create their own products doctored with inferior oil.