Organic Citrus Production

Organic citrus is still a niche and makes about 1-2% of the global citrus production. However, it is increasing year-by-year in parallel with the increasing demand for organic products. Organic citrus offers creative and circumspect producers and exporters excellent opportunities for success. Key success factors are specific know-how, access to production inputs and to markets. The main production areas of organic citrus – oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, limes and lemons – are Latin America, North America, Europe and Near East. Many tropical countries in the Americas are extending organic citrus production.

Under the FiBL Survey 2005/2006 for the first time information on land use and crops were provided. For some countries information on organic citrus was available.

Table: Organic Citrus Production Statistics

Source: Willer, Helga and Yussefi, Minou, Eds. (2006) The World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics and Emerging Trends 2006. International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), Bonn, Germany.

Links / Documents

• Kilcher, Lukas (2005) Organic Citrus: Challenges in Production and Trade. Paper presented at Conferencia Internacional de Citricultura Ecologica BIOCIITRICS, en Gandia, Spain

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Table Organic Citrus Production

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