Lemons

Mazzoni's citrus fruit campaign, which includes clementines, blond oranges and lemons, produced in the most suitable lands of Calabria, is in full swing. From the end of January, late clementines will cover the market until the beginning of March. "The late clementines segment is a novelty for
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In marketing year (MY) 2023/24, lemon production is projected to grow by 6.7 percent and reach 175,000 metric tons (MT) due to high profits and an increase in area planted. Exports will increase by 8.8 percent and reach 74,000 metric tons. In MY 2023/24, orange production will decrease by 2.2
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From January to October this year, fruit, and berry imports decreased by 8.3%, totalling 457,000 tons, costing Kazakhstan $274.2 million. read more

South African production of lemons is forecast to rise by 10 percent in MY 2023/24 on sufficient irrigation and greater input investments by producers, while tangerine/mandarins production is forecast to increase by 4 percent. The remaining citrus types are expected to drop slightly, grapefruit
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The professional agricultural organisation ASAJA Murcia has warned that "the crisis in the lemon sector is causing an unsustainable and unbearable situation", which could lead to a very critical situation for this very important sector. read more

Uruguay's Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries' Agricultural Statistics Office (DIEA) published the results of the Spring 2023 Citrus Survey. read more

Lemon supplies in North America are steady right now. In the U.S., supplies are coming from California as well as Mexico while Canada is receiving shipments from the U.S. as well as Morocco-Egypt. “While California has had an excellent spring and summer this year with very significant rains,
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The Turkish citrus season is in full swing, and although the situation is different per product, overall it seems to be a pretty good season. For Lemons, the first big season is about finished, Esra Soyleyen, managing partner of Turkish fruit exporter Aksun states: “On volume levels we do not
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The combination of drought, water irrigation limitations and abnormally high temperatures during flowering and fruit-setting phases have limited the EU’s citrus production potential in MY 2023/24, which is projected to stay at similar levels as the also short MY 2022/23 crop. The increase in
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Turnover growth in three years of 25% (2021-2023) for a turnover of more than 100 million euro in 2023. These are the success figures of Polenghi, the Italian family company and market leader in Europe of high-quality lemon juices that exports to over 70 countries (for
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Monthly imports of citrus fruit to the EU came in at 23,359 tons in November, of which 15,537 tons came from South Africa. read more

On November 29, the General Administration of Customs of China announced that the Asian country had approved the entry of fresh lemons from Uruguay. With this announcement, China lifted the restriction there has been on these imports since 2017 when it allowed access to the Chinese market for
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Innovation, climate change, optimizing work tools and diversification are just some of the reasons why Prince de Bretagne's producers are turning to citrus crops. Launched 4 years ago, the range now includes 8 products and could attract other growers in the face of increasing demand for French
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The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has issued statements announcing new market access for fruit from Kazakhstan and Uruguay. China will now accept lemons from Uruguay and peaches and apricots, from Kazakhstan contingent on the stipulated phytosanitary requirements. read more

November came to a close with the price of Spanish oranges again at the highest level of the last ten seasons, both at origin and in storage. read more

Among Expansion Group's clients is the Villari Group, a company based in Roccalumera (Messina) that deals with the production, processing and marketing of citrus and fruit products, especially lemons. The Villari Group has entrusted the agency
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From year to year, Spain takes market share in Europe with its lemons and it is becoming increasingly difficult for the Italian product to compete with such a tough player. Meanwhile, in Sicily, the season begins with the early-blooming Syracuse lemon femminello. Tell
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A total of 395,889 tonnes were exported, of which 15.5 % were clementines, 43.7 % mandarins, 23.7 % oranges and 17.1 % lemons. read more

Chilean citrus exports grew 48 per cent in 2023. The figure was 16 per cent on the average over the last three seasons, according to the figures released by the Chilean Citrus Committee. read more

"The season ended well. It was a season that ended with several positive surprises in terms of export volumes. The export volume of clementines has recovered strongly and we have almost doubled last year's total exports of mandarins. For
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