The ministry of Agriculture has estimated the citrus crops this season to reach one million tons. In the governorate of Tartous, citrus crops were estimated by about two hundred thousand tons, In Lattakia, citrus crops have been estimated to reach seven hundred and twenty one thousand tons, while in Dar'a, Idleb, Homs and some other governorates citrus products were estimated at seventy thousand tons.
The citrus office at the Ministry of Agriculture asserted that tartous has started to market lemons and in the next few days marketing other types of citrus which are produced in both Tartous and Lattakia will start.