Olive trees near Jaen, southeastern Spain. Photos: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP
In the scorching heat, Felipe Elvira inspects the branches of his olive trees, planted as far as the eye can see on a dusty hillside in southern Spain.
"There are no olives on these. Everything is dry," the 68-year-old said. He and his son own a 100ha (250-acre) olive farm in the southern province of Jaen in sun-drenched Andalusia, a region which produces the bulk of the country's olive oil.
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