This year, lemon production in China has been seriously affected by several adverse climatic factors, including harsh frosts, freezing temperatures and a relatively dry spring. Lemons are in short supply in 2021 due to a smaller crop and surging consumer demand.
Ayue County, located in Sichuan province, is often referred to as the “lemon capital of the Chinese Republic.”
There are currently 34,700 hectares of lime trees in this county, producing over 600,000 tons of lemons each year, covering almost half of China’s total lemon growing field. Anyue lemons have reportedly been valued at more than $2.9 billion.
Due to these reasons, Anyue lemon’s farm gate wholesale price index is of great value to lemon traders and is often viewed as a barometer for China’s entire lemon industry. In the first half of 2021, the index increased from 153.21 points to 187.26 points.
The prices of Anyue lemons at the farm gate during the first half of 2021 were much higher than they were during the same period last year, according to official statistics. Two factors account for this. First, Several industries in China were almost brought to a halt when the COVID-19 outbreak struck in 2018, which caused the price of many types of fruits to decline as a result. Second, As a common ingredient in tea drinks and alcoholic beverages, lemons have been gaining in popularity in recent years.
During January and June of this year, this trend resulted in higher lemon prices and increased lemon consumption.
