Photo by Miluska Camacho, USDA/FAS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) projects Peruvian tangerine/mandarin production in 2025–26 at 570,000 metric tons (MT), the same as the prior year.
VARIETIES
Tangerine/mandarin varieties in Peru include:
- Satsumas: Miowase, Clausellina, Okitsu, Owari and Primosole
- Mandarins: Clementines and Clemenules
- Hybrids: Fortuna, Kara, Pixie and Nova
- Tangerines: Murcott, Ortanique and Tango
- Others: Dancy, Nadorcott, Malvaceo and Rio de Oro
The market for exports is dominated by easy peelers and seedless varieties including Murcott, Tango, Primosole, Clementine, Minneola and Orri.
Peru’s main harvest season runs from March to October, peaking from June to August. Late-season varieties account for a larger share of total volume, but Peru produces mandarins and tangerines yearlong.
ACREAGE
Harvested area in 2025–26 is forecast at 23,000 hectares, unchanged from the previous year. The area for mandarin production has stagnated due to limited new investment, an uncertain political outlook and relatively low profit margins.
The tangerine production area is estimated at 4,500 hectares. Mandarins and other hybrids account for 18,500 hectares.
Peru has around 3,000 small producers, with an average farm size of 3 hectares.
TRADE
Peruvian tangerine/mandarin exports for 2025–26 are forecast at 260,000 MT, the same as the prior season.
Between March and September 2025, Peru exported fresh tangerines/mandarins primarily to the United States (46%), Netherlands (12%) and Mexico (13%). Peru shipped the fruit to 36 markets worldwide.
Exports to the United States have grown consistently in the last few years. However, in 2024–25, shipments to the U.S. market decreased by 12%, from 130,000 MT to 115,000 MT. Despite that temporary decrease, exports to the United States have recorded an average annual growth rate of about 10% over the past eight years. Analysis of the exports to the United States shows a growing interest in hybrids and consistent attention on clementines.
See the full USDA FAS report on Peruvian citrus here.
Source: USDA FAS
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