Algarve citrus fruit boom By TPN/Lusa, in Business, Algarve · 16-07-2021 01:00:00 · 0 Comments The production and sale of citrus fruits in the Algarve was not affected by the pandemic and sales increased in 2020 reaching record levels. “In the first year (2020) there was a very large demand, which pushed prices up and all operators in the industry benefited. In this campaign, demand is not as accentuated, but production was higher and we cannot complain,” the president of the Agricultural Cooperative of Citrus Growers of the Algarve (Cacial) told Lusa. For José Oliveira, the fact that the sector has not been affected by the pandemic like other sectors, would make it “almost a crime to complain about anything” in relation to the activity in these two years of the pandemic. The professionalisation of producers and operators is the main reason for the improved “health” of the sector, which translates into increased profitability for all.