Citrusvil: Argentine lemons, juices and essential oils
Citrusvil, part of Grupo Lucci, grows lemons in Tucumán and processes them into oils, concentrated and NFC juices, pulp cells and dried peel.
Citrusvil is an Argentine lemon company of Grupo Lucci that grows lemons in Tucumán and turns them into juices, oils, pulp cells and dried peel.
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Citrusvil is an Argentine lemon business within Grupo Lucci, founded in the 1970s by Vicente Lucci in the province of Tucumán. From lemon growing it has built an integrated model that runs from nurseries and orchards through processing to exports. Its own orchards are at Cevil Pozo in Tucumán, it has two processing plants, and it keeps offices in Buenos Aires. Its products include both conventional and organic options.
Integration means Citrusvil follows the fruit from young tree to finished ingredient. Lemons are pressed for juice, sold as concentrate or as NFC juice; essential oils are recovered from the peel for flavour and fragrance makers; pulp cells go into drinks; and the remaining peel is dried and used as feedstock for further processing. Because most of the fruit it processes comes from its own orchards, its supply rests largely on its own harvest rather than on bought-in lemons.
Size of the business
Citrusvil's two processing plants can handle a combined 350,000 tonnes of fruit per harvest season, which is a capacity figure rather than actual juice or oil output. The company says its own orchards supply 85% of the fruit it processes.
Does all fruit come from company orchards?
No. The company says its own orchards supply 85% of the fruit it processes.
Does 350,000 tonnes measure finished juice output?
No. It is the plants' capacity for processing fruit per harvest season.
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