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<pre>I don't have "figures" on American preferences of light vs extra virgin, but
on the supermarket shelves, most of the olive oil is extra virgin. In a
large supermarket chain here in Michigan, the shelf space allocated to olive
oil has increased 3-4 fold over the last several years.

Alan Friedman
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