An x-ray of orange production in Argentina: Stagnant volumes since 2014 and recovery of domestic consumption

According to data collected by INDEC, oranges occupy 60.5% of the area devoted to sweet citrus fruits in the country - which also include mandarin and grapefruit - and 30.3% if you think about citrus as a whole (where lemon is also coming into play), and only 6% of the total fruit trees planted in the country. Its productive area is located in the center and north of the country, with the main provinces that concentrate the area planted with oranges being Entre Ríos (46.8%), Corrientes (28.7%), followed by Jujuy (7.4%). %), Salta (6.7%), Buenos Aires (3.7%), Misiones (2.3%), Tucumán (2.3%) and Catamarca (1.4%). From the point of view of the productive regions, then, the Coast concentrates the largest volume of production, destined mainly for domestic consumption, and with a significant presence of small and medium-sized family producers. Meanwhile, the NOA, with productive characteristics and problems different from the previous region, has a production that is led by large ...