Trends are highly varied among the other big Mediterranean producers. Turkey, whose exports increased by a million tonnes in ten years, will see its production wane very considerably, following heavy frosts during winter 2016-17 and a particularly hot summer. Easy peelers, oranges and lemons should see their production fall by approximately 20 %, with the grapefruit harvest climbing back to an average level after a 2016-17 season marked by a big shortfall. The fall in the export potential of this origin will have a major impact on the Russian market, and consequently on origins supplying this destination (Morocco & Egypt especially).
Italy is set for a return to normal. After a big shortfall in 2016-17, the blood orange harvest, the country’s flagship produce, will return to average, though with limited sizing. Nonetheless the situation remains critical, both in terms of climate (drought after a summer heatwave) and plant health (more than 30 000 ha of orchards affected by tristeza in Sicily). Just as in 2016-17, the lemon will have a good harvest level, thanks to expanding surface areas especially in south-eastern Sicily (Syracuse, Avola).
In Greece, production will for the first time in fifteen years or so climb back above the 1.2-million tonnes mark. This good performance can be explained by a good harvest level for the orange, by far the country’s leading citrus family, and by the surge in clementine production, increasingly present on the international market (cultivation area up by nearly 2 000 ha since 2013-14).
The Tunisian orange harvest will be approximately 15 % below average, after a record 2016-17 harvest.
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