Slight decline in global orange production this season

Published Feb 7, 2025

Tridge summary

The USDA forecasts a global decline in orange production for the 2024/2025 campaign, with a drop of over 600,000 tonnes, totaling 45.22 million tonnes. This decrease is attributed to declines in major producing countries such as Egypt, Turkey, and the United States, despite an expected increase in Brazil. China and the European Union's production is expected to remain stable or slightly decline due to adverse weather conditions and drought.

Moreover, the USDA also anticipates a decrease in the global production of mandarins, with a drop of around one million tonnes, totaling 37.5 million tonnes, primarily due to lower yields in Turkey. The European Union and Turkey are also expected to see a decrease in lemon production, while grapefruit production is expected to record a slight decline due to a downward trend in Turkey and the United States.

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Original content

Global orange production is expected to fall by just over 600,000 tonnes in the current 2024/2025 campaign compared to the previous one, despite the expected increase in Brazil, the world's leading producer. According to forecasts by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 45.22 million tonnes could be produced worldwide, compared to 45.88 million in the previous campaign. The increase in Brazil (which could reach 13 million tonnes, compared to 12.3 million in 2023/24) will be offset by declines in other major producing countries, such as Egypt, Turkey and the United States. China, the world's second largest producer, will maintain a stable production of 7.6 million tonnes, while that of the European Union, the third largest, will fall by 70,000 tonnes, to 5.7 million tonnes, mainly due to the impact of the drought in Italy. The decline in Egypt (-12% to 3.7 million tonnes) will also be the result of unfavourable weather conditions, while the United States will ...

Source: Agropopular