Brazilian orange crop to grow 36% this season

The 2025-2026 orange crop in Brazil's citrus belt - which encompasses São Paulo and Triângulo/Sudoeste Mineiro - is estimated at 314.6 million boxes, according to the latest Fundecitrus report. This would represent an increase of 36.2% over the previous season, which closed with 230.87 million boxes.

The rebound is mainly attributed to a higher quantity of fruit per tree, thanks to favorable weather during the second flowering, improvements in farm management, and a higher number of productive trees. Estimated average productivity will be 869 boxes per hectare and 1.72 per tree, compared to 687 and 1.37 last year.

By variety, increases in Valencia and Folha Murcha (+50.78%), Natal (+49.05%) and Pera (+21.16%) stand out. The projected fruit drop rate is 20%, affected by the advance of huanglongbing (greening) and a later harvest.

The updated census shows 182.7 million productive trees on 362,000 hectares, an increase of 7.5% in trees and 5.2% in area over 2022. The estimation survey was conducted under statistical supervision of the Paulista State University (UNESP).

The full report is available here.

source: citrusindustry.net

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