Less and less lemons are growing in Europe

Published 2023년 1월 20일

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The European Union (EU) is experiencing a significant increase in citrus fruit prices, with lemons seeing a 50-60% rise over the past year. The US Department of Agriculture forecasts a 9% decrease in the EU's lemon harvest for the current economic year, with Spain, the continent's largest producer, expecting a 10% drop. However, production in Italy and Greece is expected to rise. Hungary, which does not grow citrus, has seen a 3% increase in lemon imports and a substantial rise in wholesale lemon and lime prices.

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In one year, the price of citrus fruits rose by 50-60 percent. The EU's lemon harvest may decrease by 9 percent to 1.56 million tons in the current economic year from October to September compared to the previous season, reports the Agricultural Sector based on the forecast of the US Department of Agriculture. A 10 percent decrease is expected in Spain, which accounts for 65 percent of the EU's total lemon production, while an increase is expected in Italy (+7.2 percent) and Greece (+2 percent). No citrus is grown in Hungary, and the country's lemon imports increased by 3 percent to 13.3 thousand tons in the first ten months of 2022 compared to the same period of the previous year, according to KSH data. The wholesale price of lemons rose by 31 percent to ...

Source: Hvg