Total transformation of the Spanish citrus sector in just five years

Published 2023년 12월 4일

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The Spanish citrus harvest has been low this year, resulting in fewer oranges available for the fresh market and higher prices. The citrus sector has professionalized, thanks to the influx of private equity funds, which has led to more unity and improvement in areas such as quality and pricing. One of the challenges for the industry is to reverse the declining consumption of oranges and promote Spanish citrus as a local product with food safety guarantees on the European market.

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The Spanish citrus harvest is low this year and there are fewer orange volumes suitable for the fresh market. In general, the price is high on the shelf, which affects demand. The citrus sector continues to professionalize, boosted in particular by the influx of private equity funds over the past five seasons, says Quico Peiró, COO of Grupo Cañamás, who states that one of the challenges will be to reverse the declining consumption of oranges, the other direction. In a normal season, Cañamás markets between 110,000 and 125,000 tons of oranges, clementines, mandarins and grapefruit per year. Of this, 65% is from our own cultivation in eastern Spain and Andalusia. "The quality of the oranges in this season start is quite average. The fruit is more elongated in shape than expected due to the temperatures and weather vagaries during flowering and fruiting. But the taste is quite good and certainly better than last year," says Quico Peiró. "Grower prices are high at the moment. And ...

Source: AGF