EU increases citrus imports by 4.6%

Published Apr 26, 2022

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Recent reports from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture indicate a noticeable increase in EU citrus imports from September 2021 to January 2022, with a 4.6% increase compared to the same period in the previous year and a 1.5% increase compared to the five-year average. A total of 824,019 tons of citrus was imported, including 353,660 tons of oranges, 203,943 tons of mandarins, and 160,000 tons of lemons. However, grapefruit imports saw a decrease of 38.3%. South Africa emerged as a dominant exporter of oranges and mandarins, while Egypt and Morocco also contributed significantly to the orange exports. The increase in lemon imports is largely attributed to higher shipments from South Africa and Argentina, and Turkey remained the leading non-EU supplier of lemons despite a decline in its shipments.

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According to the most recent report on EU citrus imports, recently published by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, European countries imported 4.6% more citrus between September and January than in the same period of last season and 1. 5% more than the five-year average. In total, 824,019 tons were imported, about 36,000 tons more than in September 2020-January 2021. Orange is the most important import citrus. Orange With 353,660 tons, the import of oranges increased by 5.3% between September and January compared to the same period last season. That was 10.2% less than in 2019/20. From January, however, imports are expected to have fallen significantly, according to data from Surveillance TAXUD, by 30% compared to the first quarter of 2021. Looking at the period from September to March, European imports of oranges have shrunk by 2.6% compared to last season. South Africa led orange exports to the EU between September and March with more than 252,000 tons, which is 8.4% more than ...

Source: AGF