World consumption on how the citrus market developed during 2023

Chile

United States

Published Jan 11, 2024

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The 2023 citrus campaign in the southern hemisphere varied by country and type of citrus, with South Africa seeing increased shipments and Australia, Argentina, and Uruguay seeing decreases. Mandarins have been the star citrus fruit, driving the growth in exports, with the strongest growth seen in South Africa and Chile. Oranges have historically been the most exported citrus fruit, but tangerines are projected to overtake oranges in the near future. Lemon exports are in a negative cycle, facing falling industrial product prices, while grapefruit continues to decline in popularity, particularly in South Africa.

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The 2023 citrus campaign in the southern hemisphere presented a little better compared to the previous one, which had been greatly affected by extreme weather conditions. But the evolution of this campaign was uneven depending on the citrus and the country. While South Africa continues to prove to be the big winner, increasing its shipments year after year; Australia, Argentina and Uruguay record the reverse evolution. Chile managed to partially recover after the difficult previous campaign. On the other hand, Peru is quite stable in its citrus exports, the firm Betina Ernst of Topinfo indicated in its report. The mandarin is clearly the star citrus fruit, thanks to the fact that this fruit meets what the modern consumer is looking for. It is sweet, juicy and healthy. Very practical as it is easy to peel, seedless and comes in its own, ecological and individual packaging. Thanks to this, it is the citrus that expands the most. In 10 years, exports from the southern hemisphere ...

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