The Brazilian orange crop for Marketing Year (MY) 2023/24 is forecast at 378 million 90-pound boxes (MBx) - standard reference, equivalent to 15.42 million metric tons (MMT), a decrease of 7.3 percent compared to previous estimate (408 million boxes or 16.5 MMT), primarily due to poor weather conditions that culminated in a more severe drought, as well as impacts from greening.
Meanwhile, the orange weight forecast has been revised to 165 grams/5.82 ounces in MY 2023/24, 4.2 percent heavier than the previous estimate of 158 grams due to the lower production and consequent more room for the fruits to grow. The total forecast related to the Brazilian FCOJ 65 Brix equivalent production for MY 2023/24 was also put at 1.06 MMT, a decrease of 8.62 percent vis-à-vis the Post estimate for MY 2022/23 (1.16 MMT), due to downward expected availability of fruit for processing provoked by drought, extremely high temperatures and increase of greening incidence.
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Source: apps.fas.usda.gov