Spain: Good start to the lemon campaign but they ask for some tariff measures to stop the entry of citrus fruits from third countries

Published 2022년 10월 11일

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The agricultural organization ASAJA Murcia has reported a good start to the Fino lemon campaign due to high quality and swift sales. However, they have called for the European Union to implement tariff measures to protect from the influx of citrus fruits from third countries, such as Turkey and Morocco, which are harming Spanish citrus fruits in European markets. They have also stressed the importance of South Africa complying with the cold treatment approved by the EU to prevent pests and diseases. Additionally, they have suggested the need for innovation, quality controls, and phytosanitary inspections in the lemon sector, and the promotion of lemon internationalization in markets like Asia, the United States, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates.

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The professional agricultural organization ASAJA Murcia has assessed the Fino lemon campaign as a "good start" due to its high quality and due to the agile pace of sales in the field. However, he has also made it clear that this start will be really good, he has pointed out that "it is vital that the European Union put in place some type of tariff measure to be able to deal with the massive influx of citrus fruits from third countries that are harming both Spanish citrus fruits in European markets”. As explained by the Secretary General of ASAJA Murcia, Alfonso Gálvez Caravaca, "we are happy and satisfied with the start of the Fino lemon campaign, we hope that it will continue to develop in a positive tone and with great commercial dynamism, since this season we have some lemons of extraordinary quality, and this sector clearly continues to bet on business internationalization." THEY WARN THAT “IT IS VITAL THAT SOUTH AFRICA COMPLY WITH THE COLD TREATMENT APPROVED BY THE EUROPEAN ...

Source: Agroinformacion