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), |
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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 km²), producing fruit between November and January. Mandarins marketed as tangerines are usually Dancy, Sunburst or Murcott (Honey) cultivars.
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