Lemons & Limes | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

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Market	% of Global Production	Total Production (2025/2026, Metric Tons)
Mexico	34%	3.37 Million
Argentina	19%	1.9 Million
European Union	13%	1.34 Million
Turkey	11%	1.1 Million
United States	10%	978,000
South Africa	8%	840,000
Chile	2%	237,000
Saudi Arabia	1%	124,000
Israel	0.60%	60,000
Japan	0.49%	49,000

10 Year Average
MY 2016-2025

9.51 Million Metric Tons

10-Year Compound
Average Growth

2% MY 2016-2025

2024/2025
Production

10.77 Million Metric Tons

2025/2026
Production

10.06 Million Metric Tons

Year over Year
% Change

-7%

Market	Total Area Harvested (2025/2026, Hectares)
Mexico	219,490
Japan	4,750
Israel	0

Data on production, supply and distribution of agricultural commodities for the U.S. and key producing and consuming countries.