Total exports of Brazilian orange juice (FCOJ Equivalent to 66 Brix) recorded a total volume of 1,071,946 tons for the twelve months of the season 2019/2020, according to data from the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) compiled by CitrusBR. The number represents an increase of 17% compared to the 2018/2019 season, when they were shipped 920,029 tons. In billing, sales closed with US $ 1.751 billion, 3% growth in comparison to US $ 1.707 billion in revenue in the previous harvest.
According to the executive director of CitrusBR, Ibiapaba Netto, although it is a positive fact, the high happens upon a small base. “When we look at the historical basis, we returned to the level recorded in the 2015/2016 crop.” The advance, he also explained the most juice supply in the market. The industry processed more than 325 million boxes with a total 1.2 million tons of juice in season 2019/20, about 37% more than in the previous period.
Among the markets, Europe remains the main destination of Brazilian orange juice exports, with a share of 69.7%, followed by the US with 16.3%, Japan 5.3% and China with 3.9% . Other markets account for 4.9%.
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For Europe, the orange juice shipments closed the season 2019/2020 with a total volume of 746,731 tons, 23% more than the volume shipped in the previous crop, 604,724 tons. Revenues totaled $ 1.2 billion, up 9% from $ 1.1 billion last season.
In relation to the United States, Brazilian exports fell 10% in the 12 months of the crop year, with a volume of 174 652 tonnes at the 193 683 tons in the previous period. In revenue, sales were $ 276.6 million, 19% decrease compared to US $ 340.9 million of the 2018/2019 harvest. “We note that the downward trend that marked exports to the US, mainly because of high US inventories juice, had a slight slowdown in the last months of the season.”
Reports from Nielsen, which monitors the orange juice sales in the American market, point to an uptrend between March and June. In the year, the high, according to these surveys is 17%. “Increased consumption is always good news, but at the moment, just looking at the numbers is not possible to identify effects for Brazilian exports because of high US inventories and followed large crops in Florida,” he adds.
The orange juice shipments to Japan were up in the harvest 2019/2020, compared to the same period last year. This season, were exported to the country, 56 642 tonnes, 21% more than in the 2018/2019 crop, with 46,990 tons. Revenues increased 8% to $ 98.7 million compared to $ 91.5 million.
Already China imported in the harvest 2019/2020, the total of 41,279 tons, 26% more than recorded in the 2018/2019 crop, with 32,655 tons shipments. In sales fell by 9%, to $ 57.9 million compared to $ 63.9 million billed in the previous harvest. “The Chinese market is very price sensitive and as there was a depreciation of juice due to the large product offering, this may explain the increase,” he says.
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When we look at exports by product can be seen a decline in the NFC orange juice shipments (FCOJ Equivalent to 66 Brix). Total exports in the 2019/2020 harvest was 248,747 tons, a decrease of 5.39% compared to the 262,916 tons recorded in the 2018/2019 crop. This result is due mainly to the decline in exports to the US. NFC juice sales (FCOJ Equivalent to 66 Brix) for the US market fell 24.20% to 79,514 tonnes compared with 104,901 tonnes last season.
In relation to FCOJ juice sales grew by 25.28%, amounting to 823 199 tonnes against the 657,113 tonnes the previous harvest.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.