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40 PRODUCTS

CITRUS

TRAVELLING ALL AROUND THE WORLD!

Citrus are without a doubt the primary exported product of the Greek fruit and vegetables
sector and have become very popular around the world in international markets.

he rise of Greek citrus exports has been Greek packaging and distrib- ticular variety are the main source of exports.
Tsignificant during the last years and or- Another significant variety is Ortanique, the
anges hold the biggest portion of about 80% uting companies that work cultivation of which is mainly located in La-
of the total volume. with citrus are many in num- conia. Because of the good income it gives
The varieties of oranges being cultivated producers, this cultivation has expanded to a
in this particular product have not changed ber. The installations they large degree in this particular area.
significantly during the last few years and possess give Greek distribu- Last but not least, farms planted a few
up to this day varieties like Navellina, Merlin tors the ability to be able to years ago with trees of Nova variety, have
and Valencia have the biggest share. On the started to give their first fruit, and the vol-
other hand, during the last 6-7 years, in the meet the needs of even the ume of this variety is estimated to raise a lot,
warmer regions of Greece, new farms with most demanding European enriching in this way even more the variety of
varieties like Lane Late and Navel Late have available Greek tangerines.
come up, and are now slowly starting to pro- markets
duce fruit. Lemons
In 2004 a period of extreme frost was ob-
Mandarins served in the Peloponnese that had as a di-
Clementines are the dominant variety re- rect result the destruction of the majority of
garding mandarins and the fruit of this par- lemon trees in Greece! Since then, and for a

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