13% less citrus fruit in the Northern Hemisphere, according to WCO

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Published Dec 7, 2022

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The annual forecast of the World Citrus Organization (WCO) for the next citrus fruit campaign (2022-2023) in the Northern Hemisphere points to a total harvest of 25,958,275 tons (t), a volume that represents a «marked» reduction of 13% compared to the previous campaign (29,835,671 t). This forecast, which was presented at the third edition of the Global Citrus Congress – which took place online on November 30th – is based on data from Egypt, Spain, the United States of America – in this case, reports from the US Department of Agriculture United States (USDA) for the states of Arizona, California, Florida and Texas –, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. According to the WCO, a generalized drop in production is expected in the various citrus fruit categories, compared to the 2021-2022 campaign.

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In orange it is expected to be -11.79% (for a total of 13,995,754 t), in grapefruit it is expected to reach -16.88% (769,043 t), in mandarin/clementine [soft citrus] it is estimated to be -13 .32% (7,176,116 t) and in lime the estimate is -15.70% (4,017,362 t). In the European Union countries included in this forecast, the data point to a reduction of -15.09% in Spain and -20.97% in Italy compared to the previous campaign, but for a production increase of 10.83% in Greece. In the southern Mediterranean area, a decrease is estimated in Morocco (33%), Turkey (27.24%) and Tunisia (-17.12%), an increase in Egypt (8.24%) and a stabilization in Israel (0.40%). As for the United States of America, the USDA predicts a decrease of -5.16%. “This year's harvest is one of the smallest in recent campaigns, mainly due to problems associated with the weather in the main exporting countries. But despite the drop in production in the Northern Hemisphere, the citrus fruit market remains dynamic. ...

Source: Flefrevista