Brazil: Rains are back, but strong winds concern players

The Southeastern region in Brazil, especially citrus areas in São Paulo, Paraná and part of Minas Gerais, registered rains in the first week of spring. Although this scenario brings optimism, since it favours the upcoming blossoming, strong winds caused fruit droppage. Players surveyed by Cepea say that the region of Avaré (São Paulo) was one of the most affected areas.

The return of the rainfall is extremely important for the 2026/27 blossoming to be in the normal standard, which was not verified last year – after a warm and dry winter, rains returned more consistently after October, which delayed the current crop.