Close-up litchi - 2018-19 campaign

  • Published on 13/11/2019 - Published by GERBAUD Pierre
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Review of Indian Ocean origins: Madagascar, South Africa, Mauritius, Reunion

The Southern summer, more marked in 2018 than the previous year, paved the way for better litchi production in the Indian Ocean zone. Lower temperatures favoured flowering and fruit-setting more in line with the average. The temperature and precipitation variations after fruit-setting then resulted in fruit sizing differing between origins and production regions. They also influenced the start period of the export campaigns, which was more or less the same as the previous year. In any event, this better litchi production helped Reunion make a comeback, after being practically off the scene in 2017-18.

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