South African orange exports to China are growing rapidly, and lemon exports have exceeded 10,000 tons

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Published Jan 9, 2024

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South Africa's lemon production is expected to increase by 10% and orange/tangerine production by 4% in the 2023/24 season, but the production of other citrus categories will decrease slightly due to reduced planting area and other issues. Fresh orange exports are expected to increase by 3% and 2% in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons, respectively, despite challenges at ports. The grapefruit planting area is expected to remain the same, with production estimated to increase slightly by 1% in the 2023/24 season.

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The "South African Citrus Annual Report" recently released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that South Africa's lemon production is expected to increase by 10% in the 2023/24 season, and orange/tangerine production will increase by 4%. The production of other citrus categories will decrease slightly. Grapefruit will decline by 5% and oranges by 1%. The main reason is that the planting area is reduced and producers are not optimistic about the prospects of these categories. Due to problems such as logistics, input costs, unstable power supply and other issues, the total citrus cultivation in South Africa has declined. The area dropped from 97,550 hectares in the 2020/21 season to 96,277 hectares in the 2021/22 season, a decrease of 1%. fresh orange South Africa's orange planting area peaked in the 2020/21 season and then declined, and the orange production area is expected to decrease by 0.5% in the 2023/24 season. In the orange growing areas of the ...

Source: Guojiguoshu