European orange import +75% in January and February

Published 2023년 3월 16일

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The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture has released a report indicating a significant increase in the EU's citrus imports, specifically oranges, in the first two months of this year compared to the previous year and the five-year average. The total import volume was 76,843 tonnes, marking a 76.6% increase from 2022 and a 9.9% increase from the five-year average. The surge is primarily due to a 172.1% increase in imports from Egypt. Other key suppliers include South Africa, Egypt, Zimbabwe, and Argentina, with Morocco experiencing a significant decrease in its orange exports to the EU.

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The latest report from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture on citrus imports shows that the EU imported 76,843 tonnes of oranges in the first two months of this year. That is 76.6% (+33,326 tons) more than in the same months of 2022 and 9.9% (+6,900 tons) more than the five-year average. "These figures are due to the recovery and the average increase in imports from Egypt, which increased by 172.1% (+42,000 tons) compared to 2022 and by 47.6% (+21,400 tons) compared to the five-year average." In 2022/23, 434,477 tons of oranges were imported between September and February, which represents an increase of 14.5% compared to the same period of 2021/22 (+55,111 tons) and of 5.6% (+24,000 tons) in compared to the five-year average. The most important supplier in that period was South Africa, which had a share of 65.7% with an export of 285,368 tonnes to the EU. South Africa increased its exports by 12.9% (+32,673 tons) compared to 2021/22 and by 19.4% (+46,400 tons) compared to the ...

Source: AGF