USDA confirms a drop in global citrus production in 2022/23

In its latest report on citrus supply and demand worldwide, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirms what was already happening last January: a more pronounced drop in global production in the 2022/23 campaign. in the case of oranges, although with differences between producing countries. Orange production will decrease by 5% compared to the previous campaign because the decreases in the European Union, Turkey and the United States will only be partially offset by the increase in Egypt. In Brazil, the world's largest producer of oranges, a decrease of 179,000 tons is expected, which will result in 16.8 million tons being obtained in the country. This lower availability will also reduce its juice production and the export of this product. In the EU, a drop of 13% is estimated, to 5.9 million tons, as a result of the dry weather and high temperatures recorded in Spain and Italy. The decrease in domestic production will only be partially covered by imports, meaning ...