Irrigation is usually required for commercial production. Susceptible to late spring frosts. Plants require pruning and training to mechanically harvest. Non-irrigated sites are generally only marginally profitable. Processing infrastructure not well developed in regions.
Parrots cause damage to trees and fruit in many areas, and netting costs are generally quite high.
Miscellaneous Issues Potential environmental weed. WA's competitiveness in domestic and international olive market is unproven. They show key information that allows catchment support officers and other 'front line' revegetation advisers to decide if it is worth investigating a particular species or issue any further. By limiting these fact sheets to one page, a large number of revegetation options can be quickly canvassed, and if more information is required a list of contacts and references is included. It must be emphasized that the factsheets are a very quick and brief look at a particular species or issue.