The São Paulo and Minas Gerais region, Brazil’s hub for citrus production, is expected to experience a significant 24.36% drop in orange output for the 2024/25 season. This decline will reduce the yield to 232.38 million 40.8 kg boxes and marks the lowest production in a decade, as Fundecitrus reported. According to Fundecitrus, adverse climate […]
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