Olive Oil

[Anonymous]

What's going on with olive oil prices? $60 at Costco!!!! It used to be $20 until a couple years ago.

Any recommendations on better deals?

[Anonymous]

It’s not price gouging. Olive crops in Spain, the largest producer, dropped 50% in 2023 and isn’t back to normal levels yet. It’s due to climate change. Also, the war in Ukraine is making canola oil scarce, which puts more demand on olive oil.

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N3BF18P/

[Anonymous]

I love olive oil.

[Anonymous]

Don’t buy 2 3L of it. How much olive oil do you need?

You can still get their organic brand for $21 for 2L which is still a pretty decent deal.

[Anonymous]

Unless you are consuming it uncooked, as in salad, and sometimes not even then, you don’t need “EVOO.” Cooking takes away much of the extra virgin character The lighter/blended stuff is sometimes less expensive.

PS: climate change is a myth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless you are consuming it uncooked, as in salad, and sometimes not even then, you don’t need “EVOO.” Cooking takes away much of the extra virgin character The lighter/blended stuff is sometimes less expensive.

PS: climate change is a myth.

NP but I use it for everything because it's the purist to start with. Don't care what happens when I cook it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's going on with olive oil prices? $60 at Costco!!!! It used to be $20 until a couple years ago.

Any recommendations on better deals?

I saw this too and i just refuse to pay that much for olive oil. I’m using vegetable oil a lot more. I hope the prices drop again otherwise olive oil will just be for very special occasions.