Italy has experienced a slight increase in orange cultivation area, now covering approximately 86 thousand hectares, with production reaching 1.6 million tonnes, a 20% rise from the previous year but still below the average of the last three campaigns. The current season has seen a dominance of medium-small sized fruits, sluggish domestic demand, and a delayed market start due to warm weather. Despite these challenges, exports have shown improvement, with a decrease in imports and an increase in both export volumes and prices in the last quarter of 2023.
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The area cultivated with oranges in Italy - according to the photograph taken by ISMEA's new "Citrus Trends" - amounts to approximately 86 thousand hectares and is slightly recovering both compared to 2022 (+1.1%) and the average figure for the last three years (+1.6%). In Italy, orange production for the current campaign is estimated at 1.6 million tonnes, up 20% year-on-year, but below the average of the last three campaigns. The current one is also characterized by the abundant presence of medium-small sized fruits. Domestic demand is not very dynamic, but marketing started late this year, due to the harvest being postponed by the anomalous heat. Exports, however, are improving. Data on foreign trade indicates that, between October and December ...
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