The official forecasts for this year's citrus production in Spain

The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has announced its official forecasts for the country's citrus production in 2023/2024, which AgroTypos presents to you. According to them, this year's citrus fruit production is expected to reach 5.75 million tons. Quantitatively, it will be at the same levels as last year with a slight increase (0.4%) but reduced, by 14.4%, compared to the average of the last 5 years due to the continuous drought that the country is facing. It will be the second smallest harvest after last year in the last 11 years. The main problems that negatively affected this year's production are the drought and the unusually high temperatures that prevailed during flowering and fruiting, as well as the continuous summer heat waves. By product, this year's orange production is expected to reach 2.6 million tons, down 8.2% compared to last year and 24% (832,000 tons less) compared to the average of the last 5 years. 72% of Spanish orange ...