Argentina: Citrus Annual
For MY 2018/2019, Post forecasts a fresh lemon production recovery to 1.60 million metric tons with sweet citrus production estimated down to 500,000 metric tons for oranges and 280,000 metric tons for tangerines. Fresh lemon exports are forecast to increase to 290,000 metric tons while orange and tangerine exports fall to 50,000 metric tons and 30,000 metric tons, respectively. After regaining market access in 2017, Argentina exported 10,640 metric tons of fresh lemons to the U.S. in 2018 with exports in 2019 expected to continue an upward trend.
