Lemon sales are experiencing a surge as the fruit is becoming increasingly ' fashionable ' among the health conscious ; sales have increased 16.9 % in the past year , which has resulted in a major expansion of orchards over the past few years , particularly in South Africa . However , farmers are struggling to keep up with the increasing demand , even more so due to currency issues ; a weak South African economy and devaluation of the Brazilian real , and the weather ; Spain has suffered one of its worst floods for many years due to extremely high temperatures while droughts have impacted the southern hemisphere . In addition to drought and currency issues , the Brazilian market has also been hit by dengue and malaria .
Lemon sales are experiencing a surge as the fruit is becoming increasingly 'fashionable' among the health conscious; sales have increased 16.9% in the past year, which has resulted in a major expansion of orchards over the past two years, particularly in South Africa. However, growers are struggling to keep up with the increasing demand, even more so due to currency issues; a weak South African rand and devaluation of the Brazilian real, and the weather; Spain has suffered one of its worst seasons for many years due to extremely high temperatures while droughts have impacted the southern hemisphere. In addition to drought and currency woes, the Brazilian market has also been hit by dengue and floods.