Argentina: Citrus Annual

For marketing year (MY) 2023/24, Post estimates an increase in fresh lemon production. This upward revision is attributed to producers' expectations of favorable weather conditions. Post’s MY 2022/23 production estimate is revised up 12 percent due to less severe drought conditions than initially expected. For MY 2023/24, fresh orange production is estimated increase significantly by 44 percent increase from the last official estimates. Similarly, fresh tangerine production is expected to increase 40 percent from the last estimates. Due to the increased production, lemon exports are expected to rise 25 percent from previous estimates. Sweet citrus exports are also expected to rise by 36 percent for fresh orange exports and 87 percent for tangerine exports.