The bar chart compares the export volumes of four different categories of citrus fruits by the top three countries in 2012. Overall, there was a dominant exporter for almost every type of citrus fruit, with the exception being lemons and the type labelled “others,” both of which were mainly exported by Mexico. While South Africa had the highest exports of oranges, Turkey had the highest exports of grapefruits. It is also noteworthy that, although the USA exported all types of fruits, it ranked, for the most part, last and, once, second among its rivals.
Regarding the exporters of oranges, the most common export product on the chart, South Africa held the lead with its staggering export volume of 1000 thousand tons. This was distantly followed by Egypt, which exported 500 thousand tons of oranges, and by the US, with its exportation level of around 400 thousand tons of the same product.
In the export of grapefruits, however, it was Turkey that had its highest export rate of 400 thousand tons, a figure that was higher than that of Mexico (300 thousand tons) and the United States (200 thousand tons). All of these three exporter countries, interestingly, reported 100 thousand ton gaps, respectively.
Lemons and the types labelled “others” were the export of fruits of solely Mexico, a country that recorded the same level of export rate at around 500 thousand tons for each product. The leading country, Mexico, outstripped those of the USA and Argentina in the export of lemons and Egypt and the Anglophone nation in that of other citrus fruits.