Brazil: 2025-2026 final orange crop forecast update for the Sao Paulo and West-Southwest Minas Gerais citrus belt

2025-2026 orange crop forecast

The 2025-2026 orange crop forecast for the São Paulo and West-Southwest Minas Gerais citrus belt, published on May 09, 2025, by Fundecitrus in cooperation with full professor at FCAV/Unesp¹, is 314.60 million boxes of 40.8 kg (90 lbs) each. This production is divided as follows (figures in parentheses indicate the variation in production as compared to the previous crop):

• 49.48 million boxes of the Hamlin, Westin, and Rubi varieties (+ 31.49 %);
• 19.86 million boxes of the Valencia Americana, Seleta, Pineapple and Alvorada varieties (+ 27.31 %);
• 90.51 million boxes of the Pera variety (+ 21.16 %);
• 114.58 million boxes of the Valencia and Folha Murcha varieties (+ 50.78 %);
• 40.17 million boxes of the Natal variety (+ 49.05 %).

Approximately 26.93 million boxes are expected to be produced in the Triângulo Mineiro (+ 80.3 %).

Overall, the projected volume represents a significant increase of 36.27 % compared to the previous crop season, whose final number was 230.87 million boxes, bringing production back into the average range of the last ten years, …

Please download the complete forecast under: www.fundecitrus.com.br/pdf

¹José Carlos Barbosa, (voluntary) Full Professor at FCAV/Unesp.