South Africa: Citrus Annual
The current dry, hot weather conditions and lower dam levels is expected to affect the flowering of citrus trees, mainly in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga region, resulting in a five percent decrease in the 2016/17 MY grapefruit production and no increase in the 2016/17 MY orange production. Post forecasts that the 2016/17 MY production of soft citrus and lemons/ limes will increase by six percent and one percent, respectively, based on the increases in area planted and relatively higher dam levels in the main production areas of the Eastern Cape and Western Cape.
