Analisi micro economica in olivicoltura

The Italian olive industry is undergoing a structural crisis, and despite the continuing increase in world demand, oil prices on international markets remain at low levels with often unsatisfactory results for the domestic producers. The limited size of olive groves, the location of many in sloping terrain, the limited renewal of plants, agronomic management is not always best represent some of the limiting factors. In the pursuit of cost effectiveness and aware of the potential production of many national intensive olive groves, we should define patterns productive reference to suggest what is considered the reference technique, able to optimize yields and incomes. The estimate of production costs and income arising from it is a useful element of judgment for the manufacturer is in comparison with its cost of production, both for the analysis of the differences between technologies be adopted with respect to production areas.