Florida registers drop in orange juice processing

The reduction in the production of oranges should impact the juice processing in Florida, this is what the report released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) points out, which gives a balance of the citrus fruit harvest in Florida in the 2019/2020 harvest. . According to the survey, citrus production in the state should decline 5.4% and reach 73.17 million boxes of oranges, grapefruits and tangerines. Of this total, orange accounts for 67.30 million boxes, 4.6 million less, or 6.3% less, compared to the 2018/2019 harvest. It is estimated that 64.06 million boxes of orange are destined for processing, which means a 7.3% reduction in relation to that processed in the previous harvest. According to the USDA, 77.9% of this total, that is 49.84 million boxes, will be destined for the production of non-concentrated juice, the NFC, which represents a drop of 3.92 million boxes compared to ...