The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) recently forecast European Union (EU) orange and orange juice (OJ) production and trade for 2025–26.
ORANGES
EU orange production is projected at just above 5.6 million metric tons (MMT), down from the 5.9 MMT orange crop in 2024–25. Orange production is the largest citrus category within the EU. Spain accounts for 50% of the EU’s orange production.
The EU orange planted area is 283,304 hectares, down from 283,786 the prior year.
USDA FAS forecasts orange imports of 1 MMT in 2025–26, up from 961,000 metric tons (MT) the prior year. Shifts in supply dynamics were noted, with South Africa strengthening its lead over Egypt. Morocco and Türkiye also are supplying significant volumes of oranges.
EU orange exports in 2025–26 are expected to continue to remain low at 310,000 MT compared to 314,000 MT the prior year. That’s due to competition from other orange producers from the non-EU Mediterranean basin and the shorter supplies available in Spain. Main destinations for EU oranges, primarily exported out of Spain, include the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway and Serbia.
ORANGE JUICE
The lower availability of oranges in Spain compared to the previous season is expected to result in reduced volumes devoted to processing. Hence, EU OJ production is expected to decline to 58,142 MT from 62,018 MT the prior year.
EU’s OJ import levels are expected to increase to 360,000 MT from the prior season’s 349,653 MT. Egypt is the EU’s second largest supplier of OJ after Brazil, which accounts for more than 85% of the EU’s import market.
In 2025–26, EU OJ exports are expected to decline to 114,000 MT from 114,934 MT the prior year. The United Kingdom remains by far the largest destination of EU OJ, accounting for more than half of the EU’s exports.
See the full EU citrus report from USDA FAS here.
Source: USDA FAS
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