Description: greek cretan olive oil
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The composition of the soil and the climatic conditions that predominate on the island of Crete Greece, in combination with the microclimate of its northwestern region (location of Kolymbari), form the ultimate environment for the production of the highest quality olive crop. When Mother Nature completes her task, the people of Crete dynamically harvest and process her miracle!
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Greece devotes 60% of its cultivated land to olive growing. It is the world's top producer of black olives and boasts more varieties of olives than any other country. Greece holds third place in world olive production with more than 132 million trees, which produce approximately 350,000 tons of olive oil annually, of which 82% is extra-virgin olive oil . The olive is a crop – the fruit of the olive tree. When the cultivation methods and the pressing procedures at the factory have retained the highest standa