Cooks Beware: Olive Oil Is Getting a Lot Extra Costly

L’ALBI, Spain—Simply off Central Park, cooks at one in every of New York’s hottest Italian eating places are pondering find out how to deal with surging costs for a significant ingredient: olive oil.

Marea and different eating places specializing in Mediterranean meals are feeling the pinch as a drought in Spain, by far the world’s largest producer, pushes up world costs. And with Individuals pouring rising portions of olive oil onto their salads and into their frying pans lately, many households are more likely to discover rising prices over time, too.