Why thousands of Australians are giving up olive oil for good: 'When did it get so expensive?'

By Shania Obrien For Daily Mail Australia

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Australians are 荒廃させるd after 存在 軍隊d to give up a popular pantry 中心的要素 予定 to its rising price - with thousands unable to afford it anymore.

A Reddit 地位，任命する 最高潮の場面d how the 速く rising price of olive oil has 衝撃d 世帯s across the country.

'So, the price of olive oil is mental 権利 now. Where are you getting yours?' a desperate shopper asked.

'I was 以前 buying the 4L tins as it would work out わずかに cheaper but even they have become more pricey, to the point where you are 支払う／賃金ing $20 per litre. I'm probably going to rely more on coconut oil until I can find a reasonable 取引，協定.'

Daily Mail Australia 以前 明らかにする／漏らすd the 普通の／平均（する） price of olive oil jumped by 100 per cent from 2021 to 2024 because of the 干ばつ and 解雇する／砲火／射撃s in Europe.

The rapidly rising price of olive oil has impacted households all around the country

The 速く rising price of olive oil has 衝撃d 世帯s all around the country

Australian olive oil is also in short 供給（する） 予定 to a poor fruit 収穫 the previous season, which is 運動ing the prices up along with the Mediterranean 不足.?

Home chefs have 報告（する）／憶測d 訴える手段／行楽地ing to other types of oils like vegetable and coconut - but many （人命などを）奪う，主張する it's 'not the same'.

'I gave up on olive oil, I'm trying to pretend it was stolen by 外国人s and I have to 人物／姿／数字 out how to live without it,' one joked.

Australian olive oil is in short supply due to a poor fruit harvest

Australian olive oil is in short 供給（する） 予定 to a poor fruit 収穫

'I 行方不明になる my olive oil,' another said.

A few 株d 最高の，を越す tips for acquiring and 長引かせるing the life of your olive oil 瓶／封じ込めるs.

'I buy 本体，大部分／ばら積みの 10L jerry cans from Kangaroo Island. It's good 質 and was reasonably 定価つきの,' a man said.

'Aldi. But they rarely have 本体，大部分／ばら積みの so Costco,' another 株d.

'The Asian grocer 近づく me has Australian olive oil for $6 a litre. I honestly couldn't believe it when I saw it!' one 明らかにする／漏らすd, with others 公式文書，認めるing 類似の 取引，協定s at Italian grocers.

A few had 慣習に捕らわれない 切り開く／タクシー／不正アクセスs.?

'I 選ぶ up 瓶／封じ込めるs from Facebook Marketplace. People are always moving out or away and letting go of their kitchen 中心的要素s,' a woman said.

'Buy an olive oil sprayer,' another recommended. 'Using a silicone pastry 小衝突 to spread it too can be helpful. 削減（する） 負かす／撃墜する on your usage, as much as you're 捜し出すing 代案／選択肢s.

'You can also 緊張する and 凍結する if you find you have tonnes left at the 底（に届く） of the pan - this can be really useful for 高めるing flavour in dishes.'