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26: Italian Olive Harvest and Historical Vatican-UK Royal Visit. Lorenzo Fiori reports that the olive harvest in Tuscany is expected to be low in quantity due to mosquito damage caused by humidity and rain. However, recent strong winds helped remove damaged o

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

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4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Italian Olive Harvest and Historical Vatican-UK Royal Visit. Lorenzo Fiori reports that the olive harvest in Tuscany is expected to be low in quantity due to mosquito damage caused by humidity and rain. However, recent strong winds helped remove damaged olives, potentially ensuring a "very tasty" oil. Fiori also discusses the historical visit of King Charles III to the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to pray with Pope Francis. This event, which Fiori found spectacular, is seen as crucial for restoring dialogue between the Anglican and Catholic Churches after centuries of division.



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This is CBS. I on the world. I'm John Batchelor. To Italy, to Lorenzo Fiori at Cere di Rappalo,

0:37.4

which is, I'm told, the gates of the radishes. However, we're keen on the harvest.

0:41.5

The harvest is everything to determine the fate of the year.

0:45.7

Lorenzo, you are in your wonderful garden, and you are looking at your harvest of very keen olive oils,

0:50.5

but it involves mosquitoes.

0:52.2

Please explain, and is the harvest good. Thank you.

0:56.6

Good evening, John, and good evening to all the radio listener. Let's say that this night is a special

1:01.7

report because I am in my olive grove. Just finished the first afternoon of harvesting my

1:07.9

olives. This season is expected not to be the best season.

1:13.1

Unfortunately, the weather here in Italy was pretty unpredictable across the summertime

1:18.7

and particularly at the end of the summer, with a lot of humidity and rains.

1:23.6

That caused an increase of the density of mosquitoes.

1:28.5

Mosquito is the enemy of olive because they beat the olive and the olive get wasted, let's say.

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