Citrus production - Once again, Malaga in Spain will produce the most lemons

According to the forecast for 2020-2021 prepared by the government of Andalusia, citrus production in the region will be 2,231,896 tonnes, or 33.5 percent of all citrus produced domestically. Sweet oranges will account for 72 percent (1,664,458 tonnes) of Andalusia's citrus production and nearly half of the country's orange production (48.3 percent). Mandarins will account for 22 percent (520,639 tons) of Andalusia's citrus production, and lemons for 5 percent (109,590 tons). Andalusia's lemon production accounts for 10.7 percent of total domestic production. Andalusia's citrus production covers 85,200 hectares. Oranges, almost 20,000 hectares of mandarins, 6,540 hectares of lemons and 1,145 hectares of other citruses cover an area of ​​57,500 ha. The indications are that Malaga will once again be the leading lemon producer in the Andalusia region with 74,346 tonnes. However, the harvest will be 22.1 percent lower than in the 2019-2020 season. According to estimates, Malaga has an ...