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Brazil orange production hits lowest level in decades due to disease and climate challenges

(14 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. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Oscar Simonetti, orange farmer: ++SOUNDBITE COVERED WITH SHOTS 2-3++ “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. The plant can't stand this temperature change." 5. Various of worker picking oranges 6. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Oscar Simonetti, orange farmer: ++SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY COVERED WITH SHOTS 5 AND 7++ "This is a tree that has the symptoms of greening. The fruit doesn't ripen, it falls off earlier, or gets smaller at harvest. Then it loses weight and the quality of the juice too." 7. Orange farmer Oscar Simonetti checking harvest, some affected by citrus greening bacteria at his plantation 8. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Oscar Simonetti, orange farmer: ++SOUNDBITE COVERED WITH SHOT 9++ "The concern isn't just that the price of juice is going up. The concern is not having the juice." 9. Various of workers loading truck with oranges 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 just 232 million boxes of 40.8 kg (90 lbs), compared to 307 million boxes last year, a drop of 24% according to Fundecitrus, a citrus growers’ organization in Sao Paulo state. Orange farmer Oscar Simonetti has around 20% of his production affected by greening, a bacteria spread by the citrus psyllid, a tiny mottled brown bug. An infected psyllid sucks the soft tissue out of a citrus tree’s leaves, depositing bacteria that clog the tree’s vascular system and cause defoliation, massive fruit drop and root dieback. Eventually the tree dies. Despite investment in research into greening disease, there is still no cure for it. In addition to disease challenges, heatwaves and a lack of rainfall have been particularly devastating for Brazil’s orange growers. “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." "The plant can't stand this temperature change," Simonetti said. Weather across South America is affected by the weather pattern El Niño, a periodic, naturally occurring event that warms surface waters in the Equatorial Pacific region. This year, the impacts of El Niño have been particularly dramatic, with a historic drought in the Amazon and devastating floods in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Scientists say extreme weather is occurring more frequently due to human-caused climate change, caused by the burning of fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal. AP video shot by Tatiana Pollastri and Andre Penner =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...