.HOMER CALLED it fluid gold. To Hippocrates it was "the excellent mender". In these times olive oil is actually used to sautu00e9 veggies or dress salads-- but it is actually once again becoming a luxurious. In September rates achieved their highest level since documents started, rising by 117% year-on-year according to the International Monetary Fund. Olive oil is seventeen opportunities as valuable as petroleum weight for body weight in 2019 it was 7 opportunities less costly. Why has the cost soared?