Citrus/Cepea: Orange and poncã tangerine close June with appreciation in Brazil

The supply of citrus fruits in the São Paulo table market is expected to be low in July. In the case of oranges, lower availability has been observed since the middle of last year and is also linked to high industrial absorption, given the great need for processors to acquire the raw material. In fact, Hortifrúti/Cepea collaborators comment that, this season, even typically table fruit producers are focusing their shipments to the industry, which, in turn, has attractive prices and offers some advantages in relation to the fresh market, such as acquiring larger volumes at a time and reducing the risk of default. As a result, the average for pear oranges on the fresh market in June was R$ 85.73/box of 40.8 kg, on the tree, an increase of 6.9% compared to May. In the industry, the price charged for pears and late pears closed at R$ 76.09/box of 40.8 kg, harvested, an increase of 14.35% in the same comparison. The supply of Poncã tangerine, in turn, was reduced during the month of ...