California olives: Situation and outlook
Leon Garoyan, Cooperative Extension, Department of Agricultural Economics, U.C., Davis
Lynn Horel, Cooperative Extension, Department of Agricultural Economics, U.C., Davis
California Agriculture 34(2):10-12. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v034n02p10.
Leon Garoyan is an Economist, Cooperative Extension, Department of Agricultural Economics, U.C., Davis. Lynn Horel is a Staff Research Associate, Cooperative Extension, Department of Agricultural Economics, U.C., Davis.
Wide fluctuations in yield have resulted in an unstable market for growers.For 16 years California's olive production was fairly stable, but since 1976 production has soared, resulting in lower returns to growers. Several prospects for improving the situation in the long run are in view, however.