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Lemons and Limes, Fresh: Production, Supply and Distribution in Selected Countries 
 
(1,000 Metric Tons)
Date Created  01/30/2025 2:59:56 PM  
 
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  2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 Jan
2024/25
Production nr nr nr nr nr nr
Mexico 2,851 2,870 2,954 3,101 3,240 3,500
Turkey 950 1,100 1,500 1,320 2,325 1,600
European Union 1,481 1,733 1,635 1,444 1,773 1,517
Argentina 1,491 1,800 1,930 1,700 1,450 1,380
United States 983 804 960 994 927 1,001
South Africa 620 627 748 760 730 780
Chile 204 200 136 164 192 197
Other 226 228 231 224 225 236
 
 
Total 8,806 9,362 10,094 9,707 10,862 10,211
 
Fresh Dom. Consumption nr nr nr nr nr nr
Mexico 1,549 1,757 1,885 1,942 2,105 2,255
European Union 1,514 1,837 1,830 1,605 1,696 1,625
United States 1,407 1,426 1,383 1,433 1,515 1,506
Turkey 520 434 807 721 1,649 933
Saudi Arabia 188 183 193 218 207 212
Russia 221 265 244 254 204 205
Argentina 160 150 273 76 149 126
Canada 109 108 112 106 117 117
United Arab Emirates 101 102 107 108 107 107
Chile 109 100 83 99 100 101
Other 423 427 423 398 417 231
 
 
Total 6,301 6,789 7,340 6,960 8,266 7,418
 
For Processing nr nr nr nr nr nr
Argentina 1,078 1,388 1,401 1,405 1,132 1,090
Mexico 507 350 398 420 430 500
United States 301 158 337 353 257 375
European Union 314 292 293 298 438 302
South Africa 138 103 159 158 159 153
Turkey 51 50 50 50 50 50
Japan 28 28 30 29 29 29
Other 18 16 12 12 12 13
 
 
Total 2,435 2,385 2,680 2,725 2,507 2,512
 
Exports nr nr nr nr nr nr
Mexico 798 769 680 744 710 750
Turkey 382 620 648 554 628 620
South Africa 458 499 557 565 530 590
Argentina 256 264 258 220 170 165
European Union 174 155 142 123 141 140
United States 93 81 87 80 79 95
Chile 97 102 56 68 90 93
Other 43 29 17 21 24 23
 
 
Total 2,301 2,519 2,445 2,375 2,372 2,476
 
Imports nr nr nr nr nr nr
United States 818 861 847 872 924 975
European Union 521 551 630 582 502 550
Russia 225 266 245 254 205 205
Saudi Arabia 144 130 134 162 155 160
Canada 109 108 112 106 117 117
United Arab Emirates 93 94 98 99 98 98
Japan 48 44 46 45 45 46
Hong Kong 31 37 29 24 25 25
Chile 11 13 12 13 8 8
Mexico 3 6 9 5 5 5
Other 228 221 209 191 199 6
 
 
Total 2,231 2,331 2,371 2,353 2,283 2,195
 
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.