South Korea: Citrus Annual
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Korea’s total citrus production for Marketing Year (MY) 2019/20 (October – September) is projected to increase six percent to 645,000 metric tons (MT) from 607,638 MT in MY 2018/19. The production increase is primarily driven by increased yields from open field “Unshu” orange production with an increased number of fruits per tree caused by an alternative fruit bearing cycle (high yield year) in the southern part of Jeju island (Seogwipo region), which is the main producing region on the island. In MY 2019/20, Korea’s fresh orange imports are projected to increase about 7.1 percent (9,000 MT) to 135,000 MT from 126,000 MT in the previous marketing year due to the expected increased production of high-quality navel oranges in California and increased demand for premium oranges (black label) for dessert fruits.
