* Estimated.
Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
Split years refer to the harvest and marketing period, which corresponds roughly to October-September in the Northern Hemisphere and April-March in the Southern Hemisphere. For the Southern Hemisphere, harvest occurs almost entirely during the
second year shown. Argentina - January through December; South Africa - February through January; Australia - April through March; Brazil - July through June.
During the marketing year 2025/2026, Mexico was the leading global producer of lemons and limes, with production amounting to about 3.4 million metric tons. In that year, the global fresh lemon and lime production amounted to a total of about 10 million metric tons.
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