China and Türkiye offset mandarin production

In the most recent report on the citrus market from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the entity provides a global vision of the production of mandarins, tangerines, oranges and lemons, among others. In tangerines/mandarins, it is estimated that world production in 2023/2024 will increase by 1.2 million tons, to 38.2 million tons, thanks to an increase in production in China and Turkey due to favorable weather conditions, as well as a greater harvested area in Turkey. In addition, global consumption is expected to be higher with the increase in supply. Exports are also estimated to rise with the growth in production. At the country level, United States production is expected at 890,000 tons, thanks to the good climate and the performance of the fields; in China it would reach 400,000 tons, partly due to larger crops in the provinces of Humana, Hubei, Guangxi and Jiangxi. In the European Union, production would decrease to 2.7 ...