EU-28: Citrus Semi-annual
For MY 2015/16 EU-28 citrus production is projected to reach 10.448 MMT, in-line with the previous estimates, meaning a decline of 6.1 percent when compared to MY 2014/15 mainly due to the lower citrus production expected in Spain due to unfavorable weather conditions as previously estimated. For MY 2015/16, EU orange, orange juice and grapefruit production is projected to be stable with previous projections. EU tangerine production in MY2015/16 has been revised up 4 percent compared to previous estimations, due mainly to a 13 percent higher projection for Italian tangerine production. Figures for EU lemon production have been revised down 1.9 percent from previous estimations. While EU-28 citrus trade with Russia suffered an important decline due to the Russian ban, recently, EU-28 citrus exports to new strategic markets such as North America and Asia are increasing to compensate the loss of the Russian market.
