Rising Interest From the Chinese Market for Spanish Oranges Due to Its Large Calibres

The Chinese market is expected to show interest in the second part of the Spanish orange campaign, which starts in February. Spanish oranges, which mainly comes in large calibers, could complement Egyptian oranges, which are available in small-medium calibers. Little Navel production is expected in the second part of the 2022/23 campaign (Lane, Powell, Barnfield), followed by Valencia because in 2021, the fruit was harvested very late in some areas. As a result, there was no flowering in those production areas.

These varieties are expected to be available only until the end of May 2023, but it is necessary to see if the sales levels allow that early end of the campaign. A possible economic recession could slow down sales and lengthen the campaign a little longer. China, which always prefers calibers 2-48, 3-54, 4-60, and 5-70, will need to be supplied from the USA and Spain.