In Andalusia, a recovery is expected in the harvest compared to the previous campaign as a result of the increase in springtime rainfall and in irrigation resources, which have improved the vegetative condition of the plantations. This means a 19.2% increase compared to the 2023-2024 campaign (+2,26 million tonnes), and in Spain it is expected for the Andalusian region to harvest 38.8% of the domestic production (5,84 million tonnes)”.
Regarding the different species, sweet oranges concentrate 69.4% of the production (1,570,467 tonnes) and a 22.4% increase has been recorded compared to 2023-2024. These are followed by mandarins, which make up 25% (564,985 tonnes) and a 22.4% increase regarding the previous campaign; while lemons have dropped by 22.8%, reaching 88,022 tonnes (3.9% of the total production).
The Valencian Community
Within the Valencian Community, sweet orange production will be reduced by 2.4% compared to the 23/24 campaign, and it will mean 16.2% less than the average over the last five campaigns. With regard to small citrus fruit, the production of satsumas (+33.9%) will increase and the subgroup of hybrids (-1.4%) will be slightly reduced. However, the most appreciable change may be found in the clementine subgroup, and particularly in the Clemenule variety (-28,5%). Against this backdrop, the Chairman of Federació de Cooperativas Agro-alimentàries de la Comunitat Valenciana, Cirilo Arnandis, underscores that “the commercial behaviour of the campaign will be the same as the previous one, taking into account the variations in the distribution according to the groups of varieties. We expect the first part of the campaign to be more dynamic, for which we will still have to wait and see the effect on the final calibres that the rainfall over recent weeks could have. In the second part of the campaign, however, we will have to keep an eye on the start of the exports from third countries, particularly Egypt, and on the possible variations that could arise in the reviews of the capacities.”
