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There are some 830 million olive trees in the world, producing 1.5 million tons of oil and 700,000 tons of table olives (green and black). Europe has about 650 million olive trees, in Mediterranean countries such as Spain, Italy, Greece, France, Tunisia and Morocco. Branche avec olives vertes et noires
There are currently 25,000 olive growers in France. The groves are spread over 1,400 different communes and cover 15,000 hectares. There are 140 mills, some of which are cooperative and some private. The sector produces 3,000 tons of olive oil (3.5 % of France's total consumption) and has a total turnover of 3 billion francs. In two decades, France's consumption of olive oil has increased from 20,000 tons to 80,000 tons.
Verger d'Oliviers There are thirty species of olive tree and more than 400 olive varieties and, as with fine wines, there are various crus and appellations d'origine. There are currently 3 million olive trees in France, compared with 26 million in 1840. The freeze of February 1956 destroyed 11 million trees. Frenzied urbanisation in the Midi, along with vineyard expansion, are other reasons for the decline

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