Turkey As Alternative Citrus Import Market for Japan Towards the End of 2022

Lemon warehouse stocks in Japan will be low by November 2022, with arrivals from Chile ending in October along with delayed and limited arrivals from the US. The market for US lemon purchases is also affected by higher import costs caused by a weaker Japanese Yen. As a result, Turkey is becoming the primary target of an alternative source. Japanese importers have been negotiating to secure lemon, navel, and mandarin by bargaining with the charter vessel, dispatching an agronomist for better quality, and installing support for Brix sensors at the packing facility.