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A bigger-than-expected Spanish olive harvest may bring relief to inflation-addled shoppers later this year in the form of lower supermarket prices. The latest figures from Spain’s Agriculture Ministry suggest the country’s next harvest could come in 11% above what it had earlier projected and up almost 30% on 2023, when drought and high costs of farming saw a smaller-than-usual crop from the country that supplies almost half the world’s olive oil. The harvest increase means more olive oil will be produced, an outcome that could lead to price cuts in shops if wholesalers and retailers allow som…