Brazil: Citrus Annual
Brazilian orange crop for 2014/15 is projected at 400 million 40.8-kg boxes, down 13 million boxes from the previous year. Total frozen concentrate orange juice (FCOJ) production for 2014/15 is forecast at about1 million metric tons, a 10 percent decrease compared to previous season. FCOJ ending stocks for 2014/15 are projected at 107,000 metric tons, down 62 percent from 2013/14 due to expected reduced availability of fruit for processing.