South Africa's citrus production is optimistic in 2021, and export momentum in China is strong

Published 2021년 6월 29일

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's report forecasts an increase in the production and export of various citrus fruits from South Africa for 2021, including grapefruit, fresh oranges, and soft tangerines, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Grapefruit planting area is expected to grow by 5% to 8,700 hectares, leading to an 8% increase in output to 373,000 tons. Oranges' planting area is set to increase by 3% to 46,000 hectares, with a yield of 1.65 million tons. Soft tangerines' planting area will grow by 10% to 26,000 hectares, resulting in an output of 500,000 tons. Lemons and limes, with a production forecast of 625,000 tons, are expected to see a slight increase, and their export volume is anticipated to reach 461,000 tons, with the EU being the largest market. The report also mentions the relaxation of cold treatment requirements for South African citrus exports to China, which could boost lemon exports to 25,000 tons in 2024.

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Original content

Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a document analyzing the production and exports of South African grapefruit, fresh oranges, soft tangerines (tangerine/mandarin), lemons, limes and other citrus categories in 2021. The report shows that the new crown epidemic will not be affected. This year’s production, harvesting, export and transportation will have too much impact. Thanks to favorable weather, ideal rainfall, adequate irrigation and other favorable conditions, it is expected that grapefruit, fresh orange, soft tangerine, lemon, and lime will be affected. Both production and exports will increase to varying degrees. Grapefruit Due to the strong demand for products in the European and Asian markets, the planting area of South African grapefruit is expected to reach 8,700 hectares (about 130,500 acres) in 2021, an increase of 5% year-on-year. Star Ruby, a red grapefruit grapefruit, is still “popular” at the planting end. "Xiaosheng", planting accounted for 84%. ...

Source: Guojiguoshu