Key Market Indicators
Venezuelan lemon consumption is expected to reach 76,000 metric tons by 2026, up from 73,000 metric tons in 2021. This growth is projected to occur at an average rate of 0.5% year-on-year. Since 2017, demand for lemons in Venezuela has increased by 2.4% year-on-year. Venezuelan lemon production is expected to reach 82,000 metric tons by 2026, up from 78,000 metric tons in 2021. This growth is projected to occur at an average rate of 0.8% year-on-year. Since 1982, the country’s supply of lemons has decreased by 1.8% year-on-year. In 2021, Venezuela ranked 22nd in production, with Israel leading the ranking at 77,830 metric tons. China, Mexico and Argentina followed in second, third and fourth places respectively.