TABLES

Table 1: Main suppliers of certified organic citrus and their products

2001	Estimated production (MT)	Main products exported	Remarks
European Union	290 000	oranges, tangerines, lemons	see section IV.1
United States	100-120 000	orange juice, oranges	see section IV.2
Brazil	100 000	orange juice (FCOJ, NFC)	output growing
Costa Rica	50 000	orange juice (NFC)	output stable
Israel	15-20 000	orange & grapefruit juices, grapefruit	output stable
Argentina	7 000	oranges, lemons	output growing
Cuba	6 000	conc. orange and grapefruit juices	output growing
South Africa	4 000	oranges, grapefruit	output growing
Morocco	3-5 000	oranges	output growing
Mexico	n.a.	oranges, limes, orange juice

a. : data not available

Table 2: Estimated production of certified organic citrus in the EU (2001)

(*) figures for Greece include non-certified production

Source: FAO estimates

Table 3: Estimated exports of certified organic citrus from EU countries (2001)

Source: FAO estimates

Table 4: Estimated net imports of fresh (1) organic citrus in selected EU countries (2000)

Country	Total certified organic citrus (tonnes)
Austria	7-8 000
Belgium	500-1 000
Denmark	2 000
France	9 000
Germany	13 000
Netherlands	7 000
Sweden	500-1 000
UK	8 000
Finland	500
Ireland, Luxembourg	500
Total	48-50 000

(1) Does not include fresh citrus imported for processing Source: FAO (2001a)

Table 5: Example of import prices for fresh organic citrus in the UK in early 2003

Product	Price (in British pounds per tonne, CIF UK)
Oranges	500
Easy-peelers	600-650
Lemons	550-600
Grapefruit	500

Source: UK importer

Table 6: Average retail prices (€/kg) for certified organic and conventional oranges across EC countries in 2001


Country	Organic orange price		Average conventional orange price	Organic price premium %
Austria	1.54		1.11	39
Denmark	4.43		2.68	65
Finland	3.70		1.51	144
France	2.71		1.52	78
Germany	1.96		0.87	125
Greece	1.12		0.96	17
Ireland	3.16		1.67	89
Italy	1.61		1.16	39
Luxembourg	2.85		1.94	47
Netherlands	2.24		1.57	43
Sweden	2.12		1.91	11
United Kingdom	3.56		2.25	58
Weighted EC average		2.10	1.27	65

Source: compiled from Hamm et al. 2002

Table 7: Market potential for fresh organic citrus in the EU-25 in 2010 (in tonnes)


Product	Total consumption	Potential consumption of organic citrus
	of citrus (projected)	5% share of organic	10% share of organic
Orange	3 800 000	190 000	380 000
Easy peelers	2 500 000	125 000	250 000
Lemons	1 100 000	55 000	110 000
Pomelos	450 000	23 000	45 000
Total	7 850 000	393 000	785 000

Source: FAO 2003

Table 8: Acreage of certified organic citrus in the United States (2001)


State	*Certified organic citrus acreage ()**
	in 1997	in 2001
Florida	2 296	6 056
California	3 012	3 063
Texas	191	385
Arizona	595	223
Total US	6 099	9 741

(*): 1 acre = 0.405 hectare

Source: USDA 2002

Table 9: Organic and conventional fresh produce availability and pricing

Source: FAO 2001a.

Table 10: Market potential for fresh organic citrus in the USA in 2010 (in tonnes)


Product	Total consumption	Potential consumption of organic citrus
	(projected)	5% share of organic	10% share of organic
Orange	1 500 000	75 000	150 000
Easy peelers	400 000	20 000	40 000
Lemons	580 000	29 000	58 000
Pomelos	710 000	35 000	71 000
Total	3 190 000	159 000	319 000

Source: FAO 2003

Table 11: Estimated volumes of organic fruit juices sold in selected European countries in 2001

Source: Organic Monitor 2002

Table 12: Estimated imports of not-from-concentrate organic citrus juice into Europe

Supplying countries	Reported exports to Europe in 2002 (MT)
Israel	5-6 000
Brazil	1 500
United States	1 000
Costa Rica	1 000
Argentina (2001)	114

Figures are based on data provided by suppliers and importers

Table 13: Estimated imports of frozen concentrated organic citrus juices into Europe

Supplying countries	Product	Reported exports to Europe in 2002 (MT)
Brazil	orange	2 000-2 500
United States	orange and grapefruit	1 000
Cuba	orange and grapefruit	350
Israel	orange, grapefruit, mandarin	100
Costa Rica	orange	200
Argentina (2001)	lemon	28

Figures are based on data provided by suppliers and importers

FAO COMMODITY AND TRADE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS

*2004*
7	Price Transmission in Selected Agricultural Markets	*Piero Conforti*
6	The marketing potential of date palm fruits in the European market	*Pascal Liu*
5	World markets for organic citrus and citrus juices: Current market situation and medium-term prospects	*Pascal Liu*
4	Agricultural Policy Indicators (also issued as ESA Working Paper No. 2004/4)	*Timothy Josling and Alberto Valdés*
*2003*
3	*Quantifying appropriate* levels of the WTO bound tariffs on basic food products in the context of the Development Box proposals**	*Ramesh Sharma*
2	The WTO and environmental and social standards, certification and labelling in agriculture.	*Cora Dankers*
1	The Brazilian ethanol programme: impacts on world ethanol and sugar markets	*Tatsuji Koizumi*