Andalucian olive farmers face increase in tariffs after American trade deal

OLIVE farmers in Andalucia are facing tariffs on up to 25% of their exports following a series of trade levies by US president Donald Trump.

AgroSevilla, which exports one quarter of its black olives to the States, has already had to lay off employees after the US introduced a more than 20% rise in duties.

“We have lost many contracts and we have had to let people go for the first time ever,” said president Gabriel Redondo.

If the trade levies remain, some 16,000 farms and 8,000 full-time workers in Andalucia could be at risk.

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
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He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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