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<pre>Anthony

FYI the IOOC Table Olive Committee has given the table olive production of
the USA (% of world output) as about 6% for 1998/1999 and about 9% for
1999/2000. The total production has remained virtually static over this
period, so your increase has compensated for a decrease elsewhere. I
couldn't believe the figures when I saw them, as 13% sounded way off the
mark. Do you perhaps know what proportion of the US table crop is
hand-harvested these days?

Regards,

Guido
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