The citrus industry remains one of the main generating cultures of jobs in the country. According to the General Register of Employment and Unemployment (Caged), compiled by the National Association of Juices Exporters Citrus (CitrusBR), July-September 2020 period marking the first quarter of the 2020/2021 crop year, the sector generated a total of 10,554 posts jobs.
Although the value represent a reduction of 14% compared to the 12 339 jobs generated in the same period of the previous harvest, orange orchards show an important share of total jobs created in the country, accounting for 8.89% of total admissions made by agriculture in Brazil, which adds 118,716 jobs.
The decrease in citrus admissions happens because of crop bienualidade, which this season has a production about 26% lower compared to last period. “The harvest of citrus is extremely plaintiff manpower. A smaller harvest ends up needing fewer people. But still, we can observe a significant share of the sector in generating jobs, “says the executive director of CitrusBR, Ibiapaba Netto.
Of total jobs created by the citrus industry, 86% are in the state of São Paulo, with a total of 9,163 admissions. This means that the total of 63 547 jobs created by Sao Paulo’s agriculture from July to September 2020, the orange production accounted for 14.42%. From January to September this year, the citrus industry already reached 31,584 admissions. “The fact is that the citrus industry, every year, works with about 40,000 jobs over the year, with all the legal protections for workers in regions that are lacking in formal jobs, which generates income and development for São Paul, “said Netto.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.