Japan’s citrus industry is experiencing ongoing structural decline.

2025-12-24 00:00

Japan's citrus industry is experiencing an ongoing decline in structure due to factors such as aging producers, labor shortages, and decreased orchard maintenance. This has led to a decrease in mandarin and orange production for the marketing year (MY) 2024/25, with a slight recovery projected for MY 2025/26. The domestic mandarin supply is expected to be weaker as a result.

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