This season, global production of lemons and limes will fall by almost 7%

Published 2023년 3월 5일

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A report by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service forecasts a 6.68% decrease in global lemon and lime production for the 2022/2023 season, primarily due to reduced production in Mexico, Turkey, and Argentina. Factors such as increased production costs in Mexico, frost in Turkey, and unfavorable weather conditions in the EU and US have contributed to the decline. However, increases in production are expected in South Africa and Chile. The report also anticipates a decrease in lemons sent for processing and global exports.

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According to a report by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, in the 2022/2023 season, global production of lemons and limes, according to preliminary forecasts, will be 9.270 million tons. There will be a 6.68% drop compared to 2021/22, mainly due to lower production in Mexico, Turkey and Argentina. It is reported by Fruit-inform with reference to fructidor.com. Production cuts have occurred in many countries. Thus, the lemon harvest in Mexico is estimated at 2.8 million tons, which is 5.21% less than in the previous season. Producers explain the decline in production by increasing the cost of growing. Lemon production in Turkey will fall by 20% to 1.2 million tons. The reduction in harvest was due to frost, which affected the flowering of lemon trees. A smaller volume of lemons due to drought will be harvested by producers in Argentina, where the harvest is expected to be 1.77 million tons, which is 6.84% lower than the result of the previous season. Unfavorable weather ...

Source: Eastfruit