"The demand for lemons is at the usual level, but the large supply is pushing prices down"
The 2023/2024 campaign is proving challenging for Spanish lemons, with prices at the edge of profitability.
"This year, there has seen a trend change in the production available in Spain, with an increase of around 35% in the supply compared to the previous campaign. We hadn't seen a harvest like this for at least 5 years," says Enrique Fuentes, commercial director of the Murcian
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