CRETE ONLY PRODUCE 5% OF OLIVE OIL IN THE WORLD

The author says that "the Greeks are resourceful and will adapt, as they have done many times before. Crete only produces about 5% of the olive oil in the world, but most of it is sold in bulk and then goes on the market with another brand. The ability to develop Greek brands, as has long been the Italians are now out, and the young people know it well.


In Crete, olive seems finds the ideal conditions for its growth. Prefers the mild Mediterranean climate. Loves moisture, but can survive in extreme drought. Loves the mild Mediterranean winter and greedily sucks the warm Mediterranean light. Grows best in fertile soils. But in the most barren, dry and rocky soils like those of Crete can take root and bear fruit.