Greening affects 47.6% of the orange trees, but the growth rate slows for the second consecutive year.

Incidence fell 51.4% in orchards aged 0 to 2 years and 17.1% in those aged 3 to 5 years, indicating awareness, proper choice of planting area, and improved control by citrus growers. The annual survey of greening incidence, produced by Fundecitrus, shows that in 2025 the disease affected 47.63% of orange trees in the citrus belt of São Paulo and the Triângulo/Southwestern Minas Gerais. The index represents an increase of 7.4% compared to 2024, when the incidence was 44.35%. However, for the second consecutive year, a slowdown in the rate of increase in greening incidence was observed. The growth of 7.4% from 2024 to 2025 is a much smaller advance than those seen in previous years, which were 16.5% from 2023 to 2024 and 55.9% from 2022 to 2023. According to Fundecitrus researcher Renato Bassanezi, the reduction in the rate may be the result of various measures adopted. “The citrus grower has been more careful in choosing areas for new plantings, giving preference to regions with ...