EU-28: Citrus Annual
MY 2016/17 EU-28 citrus production is projected to reach 11MMT, meaning a growth of 3.3 percent when compared to MY 2015/16 mainly due to a 20 percent higher citrus production expected in Spain with 7.1 MMT, due to favorable weather conditions which more than make up for the 27 percent lower citrus production estimated in Italy. EU-28 orange production is forecast at six MMT, meaning thre percent lower than MY 2015/16, because of lower Italian production. MY 2016/17 EU-28 orange juice production is forecast at 101,476 MT, an increase of 1.7 percent compared to the previous year mainly due to the rise of oranges for processing expected in Spain. MY 2016/17 EU-28 tangerine production is forecast to increase from the previous year by eight percent reaching 3.3 MMT due to a 24 percent growth forecast in Spain despite the decline in Italy.
