In Spain, in the new season, the citrus harvest will be 5% higher than the average values of previous years

Published Oct 8, 2020

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Spain's Ministry of Agriculture predicts a 5% increase in citrus production for the 2020/21 season, reaching 6.93 million tons. This includes a 4% increase in orange harvest, an 8.5% increase in lemon harvest, and a 28% increase in tangerine harvest. This is in contrast to the expected 12.7% decline in the EU's total citrus production due to heavy rainfall and reduced acreage.

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Citrus production in Spain will amount to 6.93 million tons in the 2020/21 season, according to the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA). According to the forecast of local producers, the harvest of the current season will exceed last year's by 728 thousand tons and will be 5% higher than the average values of previous years, writes FruitNews based on fructidor.com. See also: UPOA: Imports of exotic fruits to Ukraine increased by 23%. The harvest of oranges will amount to 3.45 million tons, tangerines and clementines - 2.37 million tons, lemons - 1.02 million tons, pomelo - 71.9 thousand tons. As noted in the department, the harvest of oranges this season is 4% higher than the previous one. The collection of lemons will increase by 8.5%, tangerines by 28%. East-Fruit previously reported that total EU citrus ...

Source: Eastfruit