I think the DM have this wrong there's a surprise, as the trees near my casa appear loaded with olives this year. I know last year was bad here and with the crop failure in Italy I would suspect that prices/demand this year would be very good. I await correction  ;)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2757082/Mediterranean-diets-just-got-expensive-Spain-drives-olive-oil-prices-hot-weather-ruins-harvests.html