Argentina: Citrus Semi-annual

For marketing year (MY) 2022/23, Post revises fresh lemon production estimates to 1.65 million metric tons (MMT), down 6.5 percent from the official USDA estimate due to continued adverse weather and poor economic conditions, especially for smaller producers. Fresh orange production is estimated at 623,000 MT, down 177,000 MT from official USDA estimates, and fresh tangerine production is estimated at 285,000 MT, down 95,000 MT. As a result of lower production, lemon exports are expected to fall to 200,000 MT. This is a decline of 8 percent from official USDA estimates. Sweet citrus exports are also expected to fall, with fresh orange exports forecast at 55,000 MT, a decrease of 8 percent, and tangerine exports forecast at 30,000 MT, a decrease of 47 percent from official USDA estimates.