Southern Olive Oil

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He once described the olive as “the richest gift of heaven. ” Jefferson dreamed of olive orchards across the U. S. This year, olive oil exports dropped, and imports climbed in Spain. While Americans consume 90 million gallons of olive oil each year, the U. S. only produces about 5% of that, according to the American Olive Oil Producers Association.

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