yes it is cuz of the west
normally the west only uses cancer inducing seed oils, only some old school healthy people use cold presses olive oil to stay healthy
I think people are waking up and do not want the seed oil plastics (by interaction with the sun) in their skin and body anymore
normally all seed oils -> now just a few waking up and demanding real oil -> price rises
especially strong in our shithole planned economy socialism crap
I have been using Extra Olive Oil for a long time now and it have never been this expensive. It changed under and after Corona.