Citrus Production and Utilization in China
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Citrus Production in China 1. Production China is one of the top 3 producing countries
World Top Three Citrus Producers Production (MT)
25,000,000 20,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000
Brazil
China
USA
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Citrus Production in China 1. Production China is one of the top 3 producing countries Citrus ranks second among fruits produced in China
China Fruit Production (2006) Apples, 27%
Others, 27% Pineapple s, 1% Grapes, 7% Bananas, 7%
MOA statistics
Pears, 13%
Citrus, 18%
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Citrus Production in China 1. Production 2. Production Regions very broad with the following key producing provinces
3 Key Advantageous Growth Bands: Band 1: Upper & middle Yangtze River To be the Asia’s largest production base for fresh and juice processing oranges.
Band 2: Southern Jiangxi & Hunan To be the Asia’s largest production base for high-quality fresh Navel oranges.
Band 3: S. Zhejiang, W. Fujian, & E. Guangdong To be the production base for export fresh & canned mandarins plus other citrus such as pomelo.
MOA, 2002
Band 1: Fresh & Juice Oranges Band 2: Fresh Navel Oranges
Band 3: Fresh & Canned Mandarins
Band 1: Upper & middle Yangtze River 忠县夏橙
Courtesy of XLTang
Band 2: Southern Jiangxi & Hunan provinces 江西脐橙
Courtesy of XLTang
Band 3: S. Zhejiang, W. Fujian, & E. Guangdong
福建永春县芦柑
四会市沙糖桔 Courtesy of XLTang
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Citrus Production in China
1. Production Volume 2. Production Regions 3. Regional Plantation Area and Yield
China’s Citrus Plantation Area in 2006 Region China Hunan Fujian Guangdong Sichuan Guangxi Hubei Zhejiang Jiangxi Chongqing Deng et al. 2008
Acres 4,483,135 775,400 566,600 554,740 530,030 420,564 392,889 374,357 297,014 271,563 Ha = Ac / 2.5
90-lbs Boxes 438,335,719 61,432,404 55,526,525 54,977,825 50,406,954 50,343,266 44,363,901 44,216,927 34,141,905 20,750,185 MT = box / 24.5
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Citrus Production in China
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Production Production Regions Regional Plantation Area and Yield Varieties
Citrus Production in China (Based 2006 yield data) Region China Chongqing Sichuan Hubei Guangxi Hunan Jiangxi Guangdong Fujian Zhejiang
Band Easy Peelers 72% 1 50% 1 60% 1 89% 2 59% 2 87% 2 60% 3 71% 3 62% 3 87%
Oranges 16% 40% 27% 11% 24% 10% 7% 10% 7% 2%
Mandarins/Tangerines
• Satsuma: ~ 60%
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椪柑 Courtesy of XLTang
• Penkan/Lugan: ~ 30%
Oranges
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Jin: ~33% Navel: ~20% Red River and Bingtang: ~20% Valencia: 270% national plantation within Adv. Bands >80% nation yield within Adv. Bands Variety mix: Early/Mid/Late – 15:50:35 Fresh-fruit yield: 1 MT/MU (13,379 lb/Ac) Juice-fruit yield: 2 MT/MU Gradable fruit: >75%
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Future Perspectives
Canning: • • • • • • • •
Production: 700,000 MT Develop mechanical peeling technology Utilize new fruit material (e.g., grapefruit) Develop products with soft packaging Explore whole fruit canned products Bio-segment membrane removal technology Develop domestic markets Improve plant utilization producing noncitrus canned products
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Future Perspectives
Juicing: •
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Solve fruit shortage through establishing the juice-orange plantations with proper variety mix in the Three-gorge region Maximize utilization of the fruit Develop juice blending technologies Develop domestic orange juice market
Acknowledgement Mr. Xiaolang Tang Fruit Research Institute Academic of Science, Guangdong Province
