Spain: Citrus growers hope for good prices in the face of a shortage of orange juice at the international level

Published 2024년 10월 9일

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Asaja Córdoba, a Spanish agricultural organisation, anticipates a promising orange harvest in the Vega del Guadalquivir due to increased international prices resulting from a severe drought in Brazil, a major exporter of frozen orange juice. This optimism is balanced by concerns over the import of oranges from countries with lower production costs and standards, which could negatively affect Spanish farmers. Asaja is advocating for the implementation of mirror clauses to ensure import of only fruits that meet EU standards and do not use prohibited products. The organisation's calls come in the wake of a significant price drop in the previous campaign due to imports from outside the EU, highlighting the need for equal labour and health conditions in international trade.

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The agricultural organisation Asaja Córdoba has reported that, with just a few weeks to go before the orange harvest begins in the Vega del Guadalquivir, citrus growers are hopeful of good prices given the lack of orange juice internationally, mainly due to the severe drought in Brazil, the world's main exporter of frozen orange juice for packaging. Given this situation, Asaja hopes that farmers can now obtain a reasonable price for orange juice, which in turn will help the prices of fresh oranges, taking into account that the production costs of citrus fruits have increased significantly in recent years. In addition, Asaja demands that the administrations ensure that these expectations are not diminished by the entry of oranges from third countries where they are not produced under the same conditions as in the EU, which means that their production costs are much lower than in Spain and they do not meet the standards required of our producers, in terms of the use of phytosanitary ...

Source: Cuaderno Agrario