Spain: In the 2025/26 campaign, a lemon harvest volume of 1.75 million tons could be reached

The lemon recovers its productive potential after a season, 2022-2023, which had the lowest harvest in the last 10 years. Ailimpo forecasts a production in Spain of 1,365,000 tons and, according to José Hernández Hernández, “the harvest planned for this campaign shows quantities that are not going to be exceptional in the coming years.” In fact, according to a study by the interprofessional, in the 2025-26 campaign a volume of 1.75 million tons could be reached. “We must consider that these figures are theoretical and that climatic conditions, water availability, etc. They can condition production, but if there are lemon trees, there will be lemons,” says the president of Ailimpo. Valencia Fruits. What analysis is carried out by Ailimpo on the capacity planned for this campaign for lemon? José Hernández Hernández. Ailimpo's lemon harvest estimate for the 2023/2024 campaign foresees a production in Spain of 1,365,000 tons. A figure similar to that already achieved in the 2020/2021 ...