European Union: EU Citrus Annual 2023

The combination of drought, water irrigation limitations and abnormally high temperatures during flowering and fruit-setting phases have limited the EU’s citrus production potential in MY 2023/24, which is projected to stay at similar levels as the also short MY 2022/23 crop. The increase in the EU’s lemon and grapefruit production offsets the reduction registered in oranges, mandarins, and tangerines output. Imports continue to gain share at the expense of domestic production in a context of inflation-driven weak demand.