A8 FOLIO O THEGLOBEANDMAIL| WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER6,
FaustoVenturi,alocalfarmerinUmbria,Italy,harvestsolivesfromatree.Thebiggest,healthiesttreescanprovide15kilogramsto20kilogramsofolives.
ItalyisEurope’ssecond-largestolive-oilproducer,accountingforaquarterofthecontinent’s
oliveharvestinanindustryworthbillionsofeurosayear.
FedericoCaporali,43,isco-ownerofFrantoioFilippi,aprivatebusinessthatpressesolives
fromitsown1,000-treefarmandthosefromnearbyfarms.Theolivesharvestedin
Umbriaareputthrougha
pressingsystemthattakes
abouttwohourstoconvert
rawolivesintogreenoil./Mr.CaporalisaysthisseasonismuchbetterthansomepreviousyearsandhehopesXylella,
abacteriumthatcankillolivetrees,doesn’tarrivetochangethat.
Abasketofolivesisputintothehopperatanolive-pressingmillinUmbria.Extra-virgin
oliveoilismadebypressingtheolives,insteadofusingheatorchemicalstoextracttheoil.