What Are the Recent Market Trends for Turkish Lemon?

The most critical problem traders face with logistics. Shipment costs increased in 2022, and the lack of containers and rerouting of containers marked a tough season. On top of that, costs increased due to waiting times, analysis, and similar applications in the entry-exit processes at the border gates.

The MY 2021/22 forecast for lemon exports is slightly upward to 780,000 MT. Lemon exports were up 25% YoY due to increased domestic production and strong export demand. Simultaneously, producers are growing new, earlier-maturing lemon varieties extending the lemon export season.

The main export markets were Russia, Iraq, and Ukraine. As of January 2022, Turkish lemon exports to the EU and the UK were subject to increased testing for pesticides, and the rate of testing by shipment has been raised to 50%.