Queensland has a total of approximately 5, 703 hectares of combined citrus planted, contributing for 20 per cent of Australia’s citrus industry*. Queensland is Australia’s largest producer of mandarins and lemon & limes, also growing oranges and other unique varieties of citrus.

(Pictured: Lime grower Con Iacutone in Mareeba, Qld 2018)

Queensland is a proud citrus-growing state, with major growing regions in the Central Burnett (Gayndah & Mundubbera), Emerald, Bundaberg and, in the far north, Mareeba where limes are predominantly grown. The town of Gayndah hosts the Gayndah Orange Festival once a year to celebrate their growing citrus industry and home.

(Pictured: Qld Preseason Field Forum 2014)

*2020 Census (latest data)