Mercadona to market 10% more Spanish oranges this season

With the Spanish orange just kicking off, retail giant Mercadona plans to market more than 140,000 tons of this citrus during the 2023/24 campaign, 10% more than in the previous campaign. The campaign will see different varieties within the Navel, Lanes and Valencia groups.

The campaign, which will run until next August, will see the marketing of oranges grown in the Valencian Community, Andalusia, the Region of Murcia, Catalonia and the Canary Islands. In the case of Andalusia, Mercadona plans to buy 10% more than last season, with the total reaching 64,250 tons.