date:Mar 05, 2019
Uruguay's citrus exports (orange, lemon, mandarin, and grapefruit) amounted to US $ 62.4 million during 2018, i.e. 22% less than the US $ 80 million achieved in 2017 and 47% less than the US $ 91.7 million achieved in 2014.
Marcos Soto, a member of Cibils-Soto Consultores said that there had been a pronounced fall in volumes and in agreed average prices. The export volume fell by 14.6% from 97,110 tons in 2017 to 83,350 tons in 2018, a volume that is far from the historical highs. Meanwhile, th