Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 3/8/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** SP5003

SP5003

**Spain**

**Citrus**

**Voluntary**

**2005**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Stephen Hammond

American Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Pilar Munoz

Leonor Ramos

**Report Highlights:**

Spain's orange and clementine producers will likely have a smaller
exportable surplus this year, because of record-setting cold
temperatures that have damaged this year's mid-to-late season harvest. A
higher percentage of the orange crop will likely be sent to processing,
as producers attempt to minimize the losses from weather-related damage.
(LR20PM42SH6)

Includes PSD Changes: Yes

Includes Trade Matrix: Yes

Unscheduled Report

Madrid \[SP1\]

\[SP\]

The Iberian Peninsula has experienced the coldest weather in the last
several years this winter, causing damage to Spain's mid-to-late harvest
citrus crops. Producers are clamoring for financial assistance from the
European Union, Spanish Government and local Autonomous Governments to
help offset their perceived losses, but Government officials are
examining and verifying the losses in a measured fashion.

It will be some time before all the citrus losses are known, but in this
update we provide a general direction in which we believe Spain's
exportable surplus and processing deliveries are tending, as a result of
the crop damage. While there has been damage, imports will remain a
minor part of the fresh citrus supply equation here in Spain.

Except for the current year' supply and demand tables, we have used area
planted/harvested, production, and consumption, import and export data
from the latest updates available from the Government of Spain's
Ministry of Agriculture, except where we explain otherwise, as with the
case of orange juice.

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  **PSD Table**                                                                               

  **Country**      **Spain**                                                                  

  **Commodity**    **Oranges,                                    (HECTARES)(1000              
                   Fresh**                                       TREES)(1000 MT)              

                   2002         Revised    2003       Estimate   2004              Forecast   UOM

                   USDA         Post       USDA       Post       USDA Official     Post       
                   Official     Estimate   Official   Estimate   \[Old\]           Estimate   
                   \[Old\]      \[New\]    \[Old\]    \[New\]                      \[New\]    

  **Market Year                 11/2002               11/2003                      11/2004    MM/YYYY
  Begin**                                                                                     

  Area Planted     135500       135500     145072     145072     148000            148000     (HECTARES)

  Area Harvested   132000       132000     130000     130000     131000            131000     (HECTARES)

  Bearing Trees    0            0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 TREES)

  Non-Bearing      0            0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 TREES)
  Trees                                                                                       

  TOTAL No. Of     0            0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 TREES)
  Trees                                                                                       

  Production       2867         2867       3113       3113       2800              2700       (1000 MT)

  Imports          154          154        100        100        170               170        (1000 MT)

  TOTAL SUPPLY     3021         3021       3213       3213       2970              2870       (1000 MT)

  Exports          1500         1500       1650       1650       1430              1300       (1000 MT)

  Fresh Dom.       634          950        670        1067       700               1000       (1000 MT)
  Consumption                                                                                 

  Processing       887          571        893        496        840               570        (1000 MT)

  TOTAL            3021         3021       3213       3213       2970              2870       (1000 MT)
  DISTRIBUTION                                                                                
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  **PSD Table**                                                                                  

  **Country**      **Spain**                                                                     

  **Commodity**    **Tangerines,                                    (HECTARES)(1000              
                   Fresh**                                          TREES)(1000 MT)              

                   2002            Revised    2003       Estimate   2004              Forecast   UOM

                   USDA Official   Post       USDA       Post       USDA Official     Post       
                   \[Old\]         Estimate   Official   Estimate   \[Old\]           Estimate   
                                   \[New\]    \[Old\]    \[New\]                      \[New\]    

  **Market Year                    11/2002               11/2003                      11/2004    MM/YYYY
  Begin**                                                                                        

  Area Planted     114062          114062     110247     110247     116000            116000     (HECTARES)

  Area Harvested   98000           98000      105000     105000     110000            110000     (HECTARES)

  Bearing Trees    0               0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 TREES)

  Non-Bearing      0               0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 TREES)
  Trees                                                                                          

  TOTAL No. Of     0               0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 TREES)
  Trees                                                                                          

  Production       1952            1952       2081       2081       2350              2100       (1000 MT)

  Imports          8               8          4          4          4                 4          (1000 MT)

  TOTAL SUPPLY     1960            1960       2085       2085       2354              2104       (1000 MT)

  Exports          1443            1443       1550       1550       1750              1550       (1000 MT)

  Fresh Dom.       333             274        333        309        354               300        (1000 MT)
  Consumption                                                                                    

  Processing       184             243        202        226        250               254        (1000 MT)

  TOTAL            1960            1960       2085       2085       2354              2104       (1000 MT)
  DISTRIBUTION                                                                                   
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  **PSD Table**                                                                             

  **Country**     **Spain**                                                                 

  **Commodity**   **Lemons,                                    (HECTARES)(1000              
                  Fresh**                                      TREES)(1000 MT)              

                  2002        Revised    2003       Estimate   2004              Forecast   UOM

                  USDA        Post       USDA       Post       USDA Official     Post       
                  Official    Estimate   Official   Estimate   \[Old\]           Estimate   
                  \[Old\]     \[New\]    \[Old\]    \[New\]                      \[New\]    

  **Market Year               11/2002               11/2003                      11/2004    MM/YYYY
  Begin**                                                                                   

  Area Planted    45208       45208      44510      44510      44000             44000      (HECTARES)

  Area Harvested  42000       42000      42000      42000      42000             42000      (HECTARES)

  Bearing Trees   0           0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 TREES)

  Non-Bearing     0           0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 TREES)
  Trees                                                                                     

  TOTAL No. Of    0           0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 TREES)
  Trees                                                                                     

  Production      920         920        1071       1071       900               900        (1000 MT)

  Imports         63          63         30         30         30                50         (1000 MT)

  TOTAL SUPPLY    983         983        1101       1101       930               950        (1000 MT)

  Exports         519         519        570        570        500               450        (1000 MT)

  Fresh Dom.      265         265        319        319        240               285        (1000 MT)
  Consumption                                                                               

  Processing      199         199        212        212        190               215        (1000 MT)

  TOTAL           983         983        1101       1101       930               950        (1000 MT)
  DISTRIBUTION                                                                              
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  **PSD Table**                                                                             

  **Country**     **Spain**                                                                 

  **Commodity**   **Citrus,                                    (HECTARES)(1000              
                  Other,                                       TREES)(1000 MT)              
                  Fresh**                                                                   

                  2002        Revised    2003       Estimate   2004              Forecast   UOM

                  USDA        Post       USDA       Post       USDA Official     Post       
                  Official    Estimate   Official   Estimate   \[Old\]           Estimate   
                  \[Old\]     \[New\]    \[Old\]    \[New\]                      \[New\]    

  **Market Year               11/2002               11/2003                      11/2004    MM/YYYY
  Begin**                                                                                   

  Area Planted    1700        1700       1650       1650       1600              1600       (HECTARES)

  Area Harvested  1100        1100       1050       1050       1000              1000       (HECTARES)

  Bearing Trees   0           0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 TREES)

  Non-Bearing     0           0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 TREES)
  Trees                                                                                     

  TOTAL No. Of    0           0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 TREES)
  Trees                                                                                     

  Production      18          18         16         16         15                15         (1000 MT)

  Imports         0           0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 MT)

  TOTAL SUPPLY    18          18         16         16         15                15         (1000 MT)

  Exports         4           4          1          1          1                 1          (1000 MT)

  Fresh Dom.      0           0          0          0          0                 0          (1000 MT)
  Consumption                                                                               

  Processing      14          14         15         15         14                14         (1000 MT)

  TOTAL           18          18         16         16         15                15         (1000 MT)
  DISTRIBUTION                                                                              
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  **PSD Table**                                                                      

  **Country**     **Spain**                         65         Degrees               
                                                               Brix                  

  **Commodity**   **Orange                                     (MT)                  
                  Juice**                                                            

                  2002        Revised    2003       Estimate   2004       Forecast   UOM

                  USDA        Post       USDA       Post       USDA       Post       
                  Official    Estimate   Official   Estimate   Official   Estimate   
                  \[Old\]     \[New\]    \[Old\]    \[New\]    \[Old\]    \[New\]    

  **Market Year               11/2002               11/2003               11/2004    MM/YYYY
  Begin**                                                                            

  Deliv. To       887340      571000     893100     496000     840000     570000     (MT)
  Processors                                                                         

  Beginning       1000        1000       500        500        500        500        (MT)
  Stocks                                                                             

  Production      77497       56000      78000      48500      73500      56000      (MT)

  Imports         36360       57700      42000      76500      47000      77000      (MT)

  TOTAL SUPPLY    114857      114700     120500     125500     121000     133500     (MT)

  Exports         87357       87200      92000      97000      92000      104500     (MT)

  Domestic        27000       27000      28000      28000      28500      28500      (MT)
  Consumption                                                                        

  Ending Stocks   500         500        500        500        500        500        (MT)

  TOTAL           114857      114700     120500     125500     121000     133500     (MT)
  DISTRIBUTION                                                                       
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Please note that orange juice production and consumption in all but the
current year estimate are Ministry of Agriculture' data. Imports for
2002/2003 and 2003/2004 are Global Trade Atlas (GTA) data. We have
estimated exports, however, because the official Spanish Customs and GTA
data do not coincide with the potential available exportable surplus
given production, consumption, and import data.

## Trade

### Fresh Oranges

  ------------------- ----------------------- ---------------- -----------
  **Import Trade                                               
  Matrix**                                                     

  **Country**         Spain                                    

  **Commodity**       Oranges, Fresh                           

  Time Period         MY(Nov/Oct)             Units:           MT

  Imports for:        2001                                     **2002**

  U.S.                0                       U.S.             0

  Others                                      Others           

  South Africa        38035                                    50060

  Uruguay             16027                                    26273

  Argentina           16495                                    22596

  Brazil              8046                                     19318

  France              1340                                     10661

  Netherlands         5458                                     7617

                                                                

                                                                

  Total for Others    85401                                    136525

  Others not Listed   16359                                    17274

  Grand Total         101760                                   153799
  ------------------- ----------------------- ---------------- -----------

  ------------------- ----------------------- ---------------- -----------
  **Export Trade                                               
  Matrix**                                                     

  **Country**         Spain                                    

  **Commodity**       Oranges, Fresh                           

  Time Period         MY(Nov/Oct)             Units:           MT

  Exports for:        2001                                     **2002**

  U.S.                0                       U.S.             0

  Others                                      Others           

  Germany             425570                                   418518

  France              352576                                   350889

  Netherlands         161856                                   160016

  UK                  100467                                   110115

  Italy               43930                                    74160

  Belgium             70681                                    72888

  Poland              88661                                    68851

  Sweden              37016                                    41693

  Switzerland         24639                                    27937

  Czech Repu          25025                                    27244

  Total for Others    1330421                                  1352311

  Others not Listed   92275                                    148296

  Grand Total         1422696                                  1500607
  ------------------- ----------------------- ---------------- -----------

###  Tangerines

  ------------------ -------------------------- --------------- -----------
  **Import Trade                                                
  Matrix**                                                      

  **Country**        Spain                                      

  **Commodity**      Tangerines, Fresh                          

  Time Period        MY(Nov/oct)                Units:          MT

  Imports for:       2001                                       **2002**

  U.S.               0                          U.S.            0

  Others                                        Others          

  France             1573                                       1553

  Uruguay            1121                                       1542

  Israel             0                                          1082

  Morocco            76                                         532

  Argentina          1488                                       864

                                                                 

                                                                 

  Total for Others   4258                                       5573

  Others not Listed  2252                                       2544

  Grand Total        6510                                       8117
  ------------------ -------------------------- --------------- -----------

  ------------------ -------------------------- --------------- -----------
  **Export Trade                                                
  Matrix**                                                      

  **Country**        Spain                                      

  **Commodity**      Tangerines, Fresh                          

  Time Period        My(Nov/Oct)                Units:          MT

  Exports for:       2001                                       **2002**

  U.S.               33303                      U.S.            63630

  Others                                        Others          

  Germany            351489                                     367108

  France             282869                                     316007

  UK                 125752                                     129416

  Italy              62264                                      91318

  Poland             83627                                      90521

  Netherlands        75158                                      86294

  Belgium            39328                                      41694

  Sweden             25235                                      35351

  Czech Republic     28155                                      34440

                                                                 

  Total for Others   1073877                                    1192149

  Others not Listed  159732                                     187746

  Grand Total        1266912                                    1443525
  ------------------ -------------------------- --------------- -----------

### Fresh Lemons

  ------------------- ----------------------- ---------------- -----------
  **Import Trade                                               
  Matrix**                                                     

  **Country**         Spain                                    

  **Commodity**       Lemons, Fresh                            

  Time Period         MY(Nov/Oct)             Units:           MT

  Imports for:        2001                                     **2002**

  U.S.                0                       U.S.             0

  Others                                      Others           

  Argentina           35987                                    54649

  Netherlands         236                                      2399

  France              1583                                     2382

  Uruguay             1564                                     2114

  Sout Africa         544                                      732

  Brazil              193                                      475

                                                                

                                                                

  Total for Others    40107                                    62751

  Others not Listed   401                                      308

  Grand Total         40508                                    63059
  ------------------- ----------------------- ---------------- -----------

  ------------------- ----------------------- ---------------- -----------
  **Export Trade                                               
  Matrix**                                                     

  **Country**         Spain                                    

  **Commodity**       Lemons, Fresh                            

  Time Period         MY(Nov/Oct)             Units:           MT

  Exports for:        2001                                     **2002**

  U.S.                21116                   U.S.             4345

  Others                                      Others           

  Germany             88972                                    107482

  France              71819                                    90457

  Poland              55845                                    70220

  Russia              29073                                    40274

  UK                  33885                                    37146

  Netherlands         24508                                    24309

  Italy               36546                                    38908

  Czech Republic      8801                                     12953

  Ukraine             1626                                     5940

                                                                

  Total for Others    351075                                   427689

  Others not Listed   71721                                    86801

  Grand Total         443912                                   518835
  ------------------- ----------------------- ---------------- -----------

### Fresh Other Citrus

  ----------------- --------------------------- -------------- -----------
  **Import Trade                                               
  Matrix**                                                     

  **Country**       Spain                                      

  **Commodity**     Citrus, Other, Fresh                       

  Time Period       MY                          Units:         Metric Tons

  Imports for:      2001                                       **2002**

  U.S.              0                           U.S.           0

  Others                                        Others         

  France            39                                         35

  Ecuador           0                                          14

  Portugal          0                                          2

  Netherlands       274                                         

                                                                

                                                                

                                                                

  Total for Others  313                                        51

  Others not Listed                                            2

  Grand Total       313                                        53
  ----------------- --------------------------- -------------- -----------

  ----------------- --------------------------- --------------- ----------
  **Export Trade                                                
  Matrix**                                                      

  **Country**       Spain                                       

  **Commodity**     Citrus, Other, Fresh                        

  Time Period       MY(Nov/O                    Units:          MT

  Exports for:      2001                                        **2002**

  U.S.              0                           U.S.            0

  Others                                        Others          

  Italy             339                                         2041

  France            2319                                        385

  UK                46                                          160

  Germany           1031                                        32

                                                                 

                                                                 

                                                                 

                                                                 

                                                                 

  Total for Others  3735                                        2618

  Others not Listed 360                                         119

  Grand Total       4095                                        2737
  ----------------- --------------------------- --------------- ----------

### Orange Juice

  ----------------------- ------------------------- --------- ------------
  **Import Trade Matrix**                                     

  **Country**             Spain                               

  **Commodity**           Orange Juice                        

  Time Period             MY (Nov/Oct)              Units:    MT

  Imports for:            2001                                **2002**

  U.S.                    0                         U.S.      0

  Others                                            Others    

  Netherlands             8172                                23716

  Germany                 4796                                15389

  Belgium                 2184                                7859

  Brazil                  954                                 3770

  France                  1250                                2631

  Portugal                1330                                2068

                                                               

                                                               

                                                               

                                                               

  Total for Others        18686                               55433

  Others not Listed       1299                                2267

  Grand Total             19985                               57700
  ----------------------- ------------------------- --------- ------------

  ----------------------- ------------------------- --------- ------------
  **Export Trade Matrix**                                     

  **Country**             Spain                               

  **Commodity**           Orange Juice                        

  Time Period             MY (NO/Oc)                Units:    MT

  Exports for:            2001                                **2002**

  U.S.                    17                        U.S.      18

  Others                                            Others    

  France                  61566                               67733

  Germany                 11716                               9255

  UK                      511                                 4316

  Portugal                1400                                1746

  Israel                  762                                 1917

                                                               

                                                               

  Total for Others        75955                               84967

  Others not Listed       4451                                2215

  Grand Total             80423                               87200
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