🌟 [ 24 ]   Brazil orange production hits lowest level in decades due to disease and climate challenges [ @AP Archive ]

(13 Jun 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Mogi Guacu, Brazil - 13 June 2024 1. Various aerial images of orange crops partially affected by bacteria-caused greening MUTE 2. Tractor with workers collecting bags of recently harvested oranges 3. Various of workers collecting bags of recently harvested oranges 4. Various of worker picking oranges 5. Various of orange farmer Oscar Simonetti checking harvest, some affected by citrus greening bacteria at his plantation 6. Simonetti holding oranges affected by citrus greening bacteria 7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Oscar Simonetti, orange farmer: This is a tree that has the symptoms of greening. The fruit doesn t ripen, it falls off earlier, or gets smaller at harvest time. Then we lose weight and the quality of the juice too. 8. Various aerial of workers loading a truck with recently harvested oranges MUTE 9. Various of workers loading a truck with recently harvested oranges 10. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Oscar Simonetti, orange farmer: “The issue in the last two or three years is not just the greening, it s the weather. It s almost winter, and the temperatures are high. High during the day, but at night the temperature drops. We re having a large difference of 20 C, 10 C in the morning and 30 C in the afternoon. The plant can t stand this temperature change. 11. Various of Simonetti in the crops checking orange bags 12. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Oscar Simonetti, orange farmer: The concern isn t just that the price of juice is going up. The concern is not having the juice. There are people today who can t stay without orange juice, you can raise the price and they will continue buying it.” 13. Various of orange trees STORYLINE: Orange harvest in Brazil, the world’s largest exporter of orange juice, is likely to be the worst in nearly four decades this year due to extreme weather and an increase of a citrus greening bacteria. In 2024-2025, the harvest is expected to yield j .

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