Significant increase in citrus imports into the EU in the 2022/23 campaign

Published 2023년 11월 27일

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In the EU-27, citrus fruit imports increased by 12.6% compared to the previous campaign, with orange imports growing by over 40% and small citrus fruit purchases increasing by 7.4%. Lemon imports decreased by almost 20% and grapefruit imports also fell. South Africa remained the main supplier of citrus fruits, representing 42.5% of the total, while Egypt saw a significant increase in shipments, particularly in oranges. This data was provided by the Ministry of Agriculture as part of their measures to monitor citrus imports in the EU.

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In the EU-27, 2.14 million tons of citrus fruits were imported in the last 2022/23 campaign (September-August), which represents an increase of 12.6% compared to the previous one and almost 10% if compares with the average of the last five, according to data published by the Ministry of Agriculture. The value of these imports grew sharply: around 26.5% both compared to 2021/22 and the five-year average. The increase in volume is due to the strong increase in orange imports, which grew by more than 40% compared to the previous campaign, and, to a lesser extent, the purchases of small citrus fruits (+7.4%), while that those of lemons decreased by almost 20% and those of grapefruits also fell. The value data show an increase of close to 70% in orange imports. These continue to be the most imported citrus fruit and their share within the total grew in the last campaign, since they represented 49% of total imports, 4.5 points above the average of the last five campaigns. The share of ...

Source: Agropopular