Spanish production of lemons for 2025–26 is projected at 828,000 tons, a decrease of 9.6% from the 915,000 tons of the previous season. That comes on top of a production decline registered in 2024–25, when the crop was 20% lower than in 2023–24.
The fall in production is not explained by a significant reduction in area. The 47,996 hectares in lemon production in 2025 are practically identical to those of 2024 (47,991 hectares).
In 2025, Murcia produced 511,000 tons (62% of the national lemon production), 5.6% less than in 2024 (541,000 tons). However, Murcia’s lemon production area has grown by 15.6% compared to the previous year, going from 22,104 hectares to 25,549 hectares.
Valencia is the second largest lemon-producing region, with a contribution of 25% of the national total. Its estimated production for 2025 is 209,000 tons, 21.2% less than in 2024. That’s the most pronounced decrease in the three largest producing regions. Almost all of Valencia’s lemon production comes from the province of Alicante, which has 98.5% of the total regional production on 14,477 hectares.
Andalusia contributes 12% of the national lemon production, a share that has grown modestly but steadily in the last three years, as Murcia and Valencia have reduced their relative weight. Andalusia’s estimated harvest for 2025 is 98,000 tons, practically equal to that of 2024. Within Andalusia, Almería leads with 54,000 tons (55% of the total Andalusian production), followed by Malaga with 34,000 tons.
Spain had exported 279,341 tons of lemons through January. That was 3.8% more than in the same period of 2024–25 and 3.4% above the average of the previous five seasons.
The review of Spanish lemon production and exports was part of a global lemon report byeconomists Pablo Resco Sánchez and Pablo Santiago Izu Pérez of Platform Land.
Source: valenciafruits.com
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