Spain: The 2024/25 citrus campaign begins with good prospects in Andalusia due to increased production and a foreseeable lower global supply

The 2024/25 citrus campaign has started with good prospects in the autonomous community of Andalusia, not only due to the recovery of the harvest, which is expected to increase by 19 percent, but also due to a foreseeable lower global supply. This is stated in the initial report of the campaign carried out by the Price Observatory of the Ministry of Agriculture, to which Efeagro has had access, which states that although the continuous rains and higher than usual minimum temperatures have delayed the start of the harvest, the campaign is encouraging for a sector that has had several difficult editions. The 2024/25 citrus campaign has been marked by intermittent and persistent rainfall during the spring, which has continued into the fall, which has allowed a decrease in irrigation restrictions; and, although there have not been optimal irrigation supplies, the existing ones have served to improve the vegetative state of the plantations, which have been suffering from water ...