WCO forecast shows significant drop in citrus production
Northern Hemisphere citrus production is set to fall by 13 per cent to 25,958,275 tonnes in 2022/23 according to the World Citrus Organisation (WCO). The preliminary forecast, which was presented during the third edition of the Global Citrus Congress on 30 November, is based on data from Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, and the US.
Philippe Binard, WCO secretary general, commented: “The market insights we received from the major citrus-producing countries in the Northern Hemisphere suggest that the 2022/23 citrus crop is projected to drop to 25,958,275 tonnes. This represents a marked 13 per cent decrease compared to the previous season”.
Eric Imbert of CIRAD and WCO Technical Secretariat added, “This year’s crop is one of the smallest of the last seasons, mainly due to climatic issues in leading export countries.
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