13% drop for citrus production in the northern hemisphere

WCO (World Citrus Organisation) estimates that citrus production in the northern hemisphere for the 2022-23 season should reach 25,958,275 tonnes, or -13% compared to the previous season.

 

.Oranges: production should reach 13,995,754 tonnes, i.e. -11.79% compared to the previous season

. Easy peelers: production should reach 7,176,116 tonnes, i.e. -13.32% compared to the previous season

.Lemons: production should reach 4,017,362 tons, i.e. -15.70% compared to the previous season

.Grapefruit: production should reach 769,043 tonnes, or -16.88% compared to the previous season.

 

EU: expected variations of -15.09% for Spain and -20.97% for Italy but variation of +10.83% for Greece.

 

Outside the EU: forecast variations of -33% for Morocco, -27.24% for Turkey, -17.12% for Tunisia, and variations of +0.40% for Israel and +8.24% for Egypt.

 

USA: according to USDA estimates (for the states of Arizona, California, Florida, Texas), citrus production should decrease by 5.16% compared to the previous season.