Brazil, cold wave: orange production in Mexico may break up to 6 million boxes

Published Feb 17, 2021

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A severe cold wave has hit orange production in Mexico and the United States, with potential losses reaching up to 6 million boxes of oranges in Mexico and possibly causing losses worth $500 million in the United States, particularly affecting the valencia orange variety in Texas. The extent of these losses is still being assessed, with a significant portion of the citrus affected being ready for harvest. The cold temperatures and ice damage could also impact future flowering and have implications for the citrus market and juice imports from the U.S.

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The severe cold wave that froze not only the United States, but also Mexico, should impact orange production with losses and could reach 6 million boxes of oranges, according to information from Gilberto Tozzati - GCONCI consultant. According to Gilberto, the most affected production cities were Allende, Montemorelos, General Terán, Hualahuises, Linares, Cadereyta, in the states of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, near Texas, in the United States. The losses are still being accounted for by the sector, and according to Gilberto the official figures should only be released in two weeks. The first information indicates that at least 25 thousand hectares of citrus were affected by the cold wave, precisely with oranges ready for harvest. The first figures indicate that the drop may reach 6 million boxes. "Technically speaking, if the orange stays in a period of four hours or more below -2ºC, the tissue starts to break and the fruit starts to freeze. And there the temperatures reached -3ºC ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas