It is forecasted that the there will be rise in global citrus production

A report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts that global citrus production in the 2020/2021 harvest will reach 2.4 billion boxes of 40.8 kg equivalent, an increase of 4%. The forecast is in the document “Citrus: World Markets and Trade”. Oranges account for half of the total production, followed by tangerines, lemons, limes and grapefruit. The world production of orange may have an increase of 61.2 million boxes, adding up to a total of 1.19 billion boxes. Global exports are estimated at 269 million cases with oranges representing over 40% and tangerines 30%. Exports are driven by mandarins and mandarins from China, South Africa and Turkey and, to a lesser extent, higher lemon exports from Mexico, South Africa and Turkey. South Africa is the biggest exporter, followed by Turkey and Egypt. US citrus exports are falling mainly due to reduced orange exports. The United States is the seventh-largest exporter and shipments have declined for all goods except ...