Spanish 2022/23 Orange Harvest Anticipates Smaller Volume but Larger Fruit

The 2022/23 Spanish orange crop is expected to be of average size in both the Valencia area and in Andalusia in the South. The harvest is not expected to compare with the large production volume from last season. There are less fruits on the trees, so the average sizes will be larger. In Valencia, there are no issues with water with sizes expected to primarily range from 2 to 6. But in Andalusia in the South, there will be some producers without water which could result in small, standard quality fruits. Due to less fruit on the trees there is likely to be less small sizes in the market compared to the last few years, except in early navelinas, as usual.