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Lemons and Limes, Fresh: Production, Supply and Distribution in Selected Countries 
 
(1,000 Metric Tons)
Date Created  01/25/2024 3:00:00 PM  
 
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  2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Jan
2023/24
Production nr nr nr nr nr nr
Mexico 2,686 2,851 2,870 2,954 3,101 2,950
Argentina 1,780 1,491 1,800 1,930 1,850 1,907
European Union 1,683 1,481 1,733 1,635 1,458 1,685
Turkey 1,100 950 1,100 1,500 1,320 1,584
United States 909 983 804 960 1,012 758
South Africa 492 620 627 748 653 720
Chile 173 204 200 136 164 175
Other 210 226 228 228 217 221
 
 
Total 9,033 8,806 9,362 10,091 9,775 10,000
 
Fresh Dom. Consumption nr nr nr nr nr nr
Mexico 1,542 1,549 1,757 1,885 2,011 1,866
European Union 1,631 1,514 1,837 1,830 1,650 1,790
United States 1,361 1,407 1,426 1,383 1,466 1,283
Turkey 476 520 433 760 720 900
Argentina 170 160 150 273 263 240
Russia 229 221 255 240 234 234
Saudi Arabia 164 188 183 190 202 202
United Kingdom 157 154 146 148 137 139
Canada 102 109 108 112 107 110
United Arab Emirates 106 101 102 107 107 107
Other 347 378 381 360 358 366
 
 
Total 6,285 6,301 6,778 7,288 7,255 7,237
 
For Processing nr nr nr nr nr nr
Argentina 1,377 1,078 1,388 1,401 1,368 1,418
Mexico 397 507 350 400 350 400
United States 240 301 158 337 338 295
European Union 376 314 292 291 267 265
Turkey 50 51 50 50 50 50
South Africa 122 138 103 159 43 42
Japan 32 28 28 30 30 31
Other 15 18 16 12 12 13
 
 
Total 2,609 2,435 2,385 2,680 2,458 2,514
 
Exports nr nr nr nr nr nr
Mexico 751 798 769 678 746 690
South Africa 350 458 499 557 573 640
Turkey 576 382 620 693 554 637
Argentina 234 256 264 258 220 250
European Union 172 174 155 144 122 180
Chile 90 97 102 56 68 74
United States 96 93 81 87 80 70
Other 45 43 32 17 19 19
 
 
Total 2,314 2,301 2,522 2,490 2,382 2,560
 
Imports nr nr nr nr nr nr
United States 788 818 861 847 872 890
European Union 496 521 551 630 581 550
Russia 232 225 259 241 235 235
Saudi Arabia 126 144 130 134 150 150
United Kingdom 161 161 148 149 138 140
Canada 102 109 108 112 107 110
United Arab Emirates 101 93 94 98 98 98
Japan 59 48 44 46 45 46
Ukraine 55 59 65 49 44 45
Hong Kong 36 31 37 29 24 25
Other 19 22 26 32 26 22
 
 
Total 2,175 2,231 2,323 2,367 2,320 2,311
 
Split years refer to the harvest and marketing period, which corresponds roughly to October-September in the Northern Hemisphere. For the Southern Hemisphere, harvest occurs January - December of the second year shown. Import and export totals may not equal due in part to different marketing years such as those listed above.