Safras of 25/26 may remain below 300 million boxes for the second year.

An estimate released by Fundecitrus (Fund for Citrus Defense) this Wednesday, the 10th, and analyzed by Cepea indicates that, for the second consecutive crop, orange production in the citrus belt of São Paulo and the Triângulo/Southwestern region of Minas Gerais may fall below 300 million boxes of 40.8 kg. According to the Fund, 294.81 million boxes should be harvested in the 2025/26 season. The report brought a decrease in the average size of the fruits and an increase in the projection of the premature drop rate of oranges, influenced by the intensification of greening symptoms and climatic adversities, according to Cepea's analysis. Despite the supply of fruits for industrial processing being below what was initially expected, researchers say that the values paid to producers may continue to weaken, given that exports are falling and domestic ...