South Africa: Citrus Semi-annual Report
The impact of the drought and hail damage is anticipated to have a greater effect in the production areas of Limpopo resulting in decreases in the 2015/16 MY production of grapefruit and oranges by 15% and 5%, respectively. Post estimates that the 2015/16 MY production of Tangerines/Mandarins and lemons/lime will increase by 3% and 2%, respectively, as the production areas of the Eastern Cape and Western Cape were less affected by the drought. Post forecasts that the impact of the drought to all the citrus production areas could be worse off in the 2016/17 MY if winter and summer rains are below average.
