World production of lemons and limes will decrease in the 2022/2023 season

According to a report by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, in the 2022/2023 season, global production of lemons and limes, according to preliminary forecasts, will be 9.270 million tons. There will be a 6.68% drop compared to 2021/22, mainly due to lower production in Mexico, Turkey and Argentina. Production cuts have occurred in many countries. Thus, the lemon harvest in Mexico is estimated at 2.8 million tons, which is 5.21% less than in the previous season. Producers explain the decline in production by increasing the cost of growing. Lemon production in Turkey will fall by 20% to 1.2 million tons. The reduction in harvest was due to frost, which affected the flowering of lemon trees. A smaller volume of lemons due to drought will be harvested by producers in Argentina, where the harvest is expected to be 1.77 million tons, which is 6.84% lower than the result of the previous season. Unfavorable weather conditions during flowering orchards and the effects of a hot, dry ...