Global: Southern citrus fruits, a disparate campaign

Betina Ernst, president of consulting firm Top Info, reported that the 2023 citrus campaign in the southern hemisphere was somewhat better than the previous one, which had been affected by extreme weather conditions. South Africa continues to be the big winner, increasing its shipments year after year; Australia, Argentina and Uruguay register the opposite evolution. Chile managed to partially recover after the difficult previous campaign. On the other hand, Peru is quite stable in its citrus exports. Ernst explained that mandarins are the star citrus fruit, due to their characteristics of being sweet, juicy and healthy. Very practical as it is easy to peel, seedless and comes in its own, ecological and individual packaging. Thanks to this, it is the citrus that expands the most. In 10 years, exports from the southern hemisphere tripled. Except for Argentina and Uruguay, all other countries increased their exports sharply. The most marked growth was in South Africa and Chile: both ...