11 Jun 2024 --- Amid an unprecedented orange juice shortage worldwide, processors are considering shifting to alternative fruit to overcome the issue. Unfavorable weather conditions and citrus greening in Brazil, whose harvest accounts for 70% of the world’s orange juice exports, are driving this crisis. Estimates published in May anticipated a significant 24.4% decrease in orange production from the previous season, highlighting the severity of the situation. The predicted poor crop in Brazil marks the third difficult global harvest in a row.
