Imports of tangerines and small citrus fruits from South Africa grow by 4,590% in October since 2016.

The Farmers' Union has requested the European Commission, through the Ministry of Agriculture, to apply a 15% tariff on mandarins and other small citrus fruits imported by the European Union from South Africa, effective from September 1st and when the monthly import volume exceeds 10,000 tons. The measure by THE UNION aims to protect European, Spanish, and Valencian early citrus production from the growing competition of extra-community imports during critical marketing months, just as the oversupply of South African citrus in European markets is complicating the commercial exit of our fruit. This request from the organization should consider the possibility of future revisions, in case imports continue to increase and pressure on the European market intensifies. 531% more in September and 4,590% in October Since 2016, the date of entry into force of the Economic Partnership Agreement, exports of mandarins and other small citrus fruits from South Africa to the EU have experienced ...