Andalusia harvests 12.3% more citrus, surpassing 2 million t.

Citrus production in Andalusia after the end of the 2016-2017 season has exceeded 2 million tonnes, according to data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development (CAPDER). Specifically, this production amounted to 2,094,274 tonnes, 1.67% more than the estimate made in the first installment of this campaign and 12.3% higher than the harvest of the previous year.

This increase is due in part to the fact that the weather conditions of this spring have favored the production of these fruits and that there have been no problems in the process of transition from flower to fruit (set)

Andalusia, with about 31% of all citrus volume in Spain (6.7 million tonnes), ranks second in the national ranking after the Community of Valencia (3.8 million tonnes).

Breakdown by provinces

The highest production in Andalusia is registered again in Seville with 823,987 tonnes, followed by Huelva (541,648 tonnes), Cordoba (271,766) and Almeria (216,685 tonnes)

In these provinces there have been increases in production compared to the previous season, especially in Cordoba (18.8%) and Seville (17.7%). In Huelva the increase was 14.73% and in Almería, 2.82%.

It has also increased in Cadiz, where citrus production reached 66,121 tonnes (+ 8.24%), a figure which in Granada stood at 27,218 tonnes, which is more than double the volume of the previous year. In the case of the latter province, the estimate made at the first stage was exceeded by more than 50%. Málaga, meanwhile, gathered 146,850 tonnes, which represent a decrease compared to the previous season (-18%).

Sweet orange

75% of the citrus production in Andalusia corresponds to sweet orange

This campaign has surpassed the figure of 1.5 million tons (1,582,683), which is 19% more than in 2015-2016.

As for tangerine, this fruit has seen its production reduced by 7.7%, although in the end the first gauge estimates have been exceeded by 1.4%. In total, 356,838 tons of this fruit were harvested.

Good harvest data for lemons, with 114,151 tonnes, grapefruits (24,386 tonnes) and bitter orange (10,343 tonnes)

The rest of the production refers to other citrus fruits, such as limes and poncirus.

Source: CAPDER

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