According to the latest Citrus Fruits Dashboard published by the European Commission, prices of oranges stood at €74 per 100 kilograms in February 2021, a €5 year-on-year increase.
Citrus prices paid in other European Union producing countries, such as Italy (-10% compared to last month), Portugal (+1%) and Greece (+2%), are hovering around last month's average.
EU orange production stood at approximately 6 mln tonnes in 2019, hovering around the average of the previous five years. Production of small citrus fruits and lemons also remained at the average levels.