Andalucia boasts record olive oil exports amidst drought

The Spanish comunidad autónoma (CCAA), Andalusia is celebrating a huge increase in olive oil exports for the first half of 2014. According to the Extenda-Trade Promotion Agency of Andalusia, exports between Juanuary and June, 2014 reached €1.07 billion ($1.4 billion). The numbers marked a 76% increase compared to the same period in 2013. In recent months a crippling drought is plaguing the region, and this year’s harvest is expected to be much less fruitful.