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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Matteo Berlenga

Drought takes toll on Tuscany's famed olive oil and wine production

A dried olive is seen on a branch, as Tuscany's famed wine and olive oil industry suffers from a heatwave and drought, in Greve in Chianti, Italy, July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

Farmers in Tuscany, the heart of Italy's prized wine and olive oil industry, are battling to salvage as much as they can of this year's crop from the ravages of drought and heatwave.

A lack of rainfall since spring has affected even plants that traditionally thrive in hot and dry conditions.

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