Ailimpo criticizes the EU for giving up on defending citrus exports from U.S. restrictions.

of lemon and grapefruit "in practical terms will not affect and we do not expect an increase in volumes from the US in the EU." Ailimpo has explained that the US production of lemon "is clearly aimed at supplying its internal market, which is in deficit," while the production of grapefruit in Florida "has been greatly reduced in recent years as a result of phytosanitary problems." In fact, historically the US does not export lemons to the EU. In the case of grapefruit, the reduction in export volumes in recent years "is evident and is at anecdotal levels." As a conclusion, Ailimpo points out that the elimination of the current tariff by the EU (lemons 6.4%, grapefruits 2.4%) "will not represent any significant change." IMPORTS IN THE EU FROM THE US (TONS) Product 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 LEMON 0 0 0 0 587 GRAPEFRUIT 1,917 3,698 4,578 7,278 10,135 However, Ailimpo states that "the bad, or rather very bad ...