Now this is bad news - I love olive oil and cook with it all the time. From CNN:
Go easy on that dressing! There's an olive oil shortage
Olive oil prices spiked 20% in 2015, after drought and disease devastated a big part of Europe's olive crop, and industry experts are forecasting a similar increase this year.
Global production of the oil dropped by a third last year, data from the International Olive Council show.
Spain, which produces about 40% of the world's olive oil, experienced an unusually hot and dry summer in 2014. That led to the worst harvest in nearly 20 years, farmers say.
And not just the weather:
Millions of olive trees in Italy, which produces 20% of the world's olive oil, have been attacked by a deadly disease.
European officials have ordered a widespread cull in the worst affected areas of southern Italy, in an attempt to contain the outbreak.
My oil of choice is the Costco Greek Extra Virgin - they do have an organic variety but it is blended from various nations and olive oil is not something prone to pesticide carry-over. Tried both and prefer the taste of the Greek. My go-to salad dressing is a freshly squeezed lemon, good sized pinch of sea salt and grind or two of fresh pepper and some olive oil. Bright and yummy - you can drink it straight.
