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Orange production falls
Mexico
Monday 19 December 2011
MD
The Mexican state of Tamaulipas predicts that orange production will decline by 250,000 tons.
The Mexican state of Tamaulipas, like its American neighbour Texas, has been hit by a drought that will cause a significant reduction in the production of oranges.
The drought that began in October 2010 is unprecedented and producers expect a poor harvest, the worst in living memory.
The organization Unión Regional Agrícola Citricultores of production forecasts a 250,000 ton decline. A harvest of 350,000 tons of oranges is expected when the state of Tamulipas produces about 600,000 tons of oranges each year.
source : gaceta mx
