International trade in lemons and limes: volumes, countries, trends
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This research aimed to examine changes in the volume and structure of international trade in lemons and limes from 2014 to 2023, using data from the FAO statistical database. The authors found that, during the study period, global exports of this citrus fruit category increased from 2,750.6 thousand tons to 4,151.7 thousand tons (an increase of 50.94%), while imports increased from 2,651.7 thousand tons to 4,006.2 thousand tons (an increase of 51.08%). Twenty countries were identified that were among the leaders in each of these two directions of international trade in lemons and limes in 2023. The authors determined that the top ten countries in exports of this citrus fruit category accounted for 85.18%, while the second ten accounted for only 10.02%, which together amounted to 95.20% of its global volume. At the same time, our calculations showed that similar indicators for global imports were equal to 65.13%, 15.35% and 80.48%. In 2023, the most significant countries by share in the global export of lemons and limes were the following ten: Mexico – 17.09%, Turkey – 15.78%, Spain – 14.82%, South Africa – 13.62%, the Netherlands - 5.97%, Argentina – 5.26%, Egypt – 4.29%, Brazil – 4.01%, the USA – 2.65%, Vietnam – 1.69%, while in the import of this category of citrus fruits: the USA – 22.10%, the Netherlands – 8.09%, Russia – 6.46%, Germany – 5.71%, Iraq – 5.62%, France – 4.00%, the UK – 3.71%, Poland – 3.44%, Saudi Arabia – 3.06%, the UAE – 2.95%. Some countries are present in both rankings, as they are also used for re-exporting lemons and limes.

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international trade, citrus fruits, categories, lemons and limes, countries, ranking, export, import
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