Conab Prohort bulletin shows that Brazilian orange prices remain high due to the weather

Brazilian orange production is still facing the effects of below-average rainfall in July and August, and the occurrence of frost in important producing regions. Even with the beginning of the rains, the price of the fruit showed an increase in all the Supply Centers analyzed by the National Supply Company (Conab). The quotations for the month of October were released this Thursday (18) by the state-owned company, by the Brazilian Program for the Modernization of the Hortigranjeiro Market (Prohort). The climate issue compromised the offer and affected the quality of the products in recent months. With that, the high price of orange surpassed the record in the historical series of the last two years in some markets. The highest percentage occurred in Fortaleza/CE, where the average price of oranges reached R$ 2.42, an increase of 18.56%. In Curitiba/PR, the increase was 15.68% and the fruit is sold on average for R$ 2.31. The third biggest increase was in São Paulo/SP, with 11.83% ...