The return of production to an above-average level will come as no surprise, after the lean harvest in 2015-16 due to the effects of the heatwave which hit the Western Mediterranean in spring 2015. Ailimpo is reckoning on a lemon production of 980 000 t, up by just over 20 % from the previous season, and 3 % above average. The growth margin seems to be around the same for easy peelers and the orange, according to Asaja (+ 15 to + 20 %, to be confirmed by the official figures). The early start and the small sizing (for early varieties at least) are both due to the severe lack of precipitation in recent winter and spring periods.
Professional sources, Ailimpo, Asaja
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