Production Volume
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines Top ten producers in 2007 (1000 tonnes) |
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People's Republic of China | 15,185 |
Spain | 1,974 |
Brazil | 1,206 |
Japan | 1,066 |
Morocco | 1,042 |
South Korea | 778 |
Egypt | 748 |
Turkey | 744 |
Iran | 702 |
Thailand | 670 |
Pakistan | 640 |
All other | 4,156 |
World total | 27,869 |
Source: UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO), |
The "Clemenules" (or "Nules", the Valencian town where it was bred) accounts for the great majority of clementines produced in the world. Spain alone has over 200,000 acres (800 kmĀ²), producing fruit between November and January. Mandarins marketed as tangerines are usually Dancy, Sunburst or Murcott (Honey) cultivars.
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