Climate favors the citrus market and prices continue to rise

The warm climate has favored the citrus market in São Paulo. With the greater domestic demand and the reduction in the supply of good quality fruits (oranges are smaller and withered), due to the low volume of precipitation in the producing regions, prices are remaining high, reaching values ​​well above those recorded in the same period as in previous years.

In this week's partial (Monday to Thursday), pear oranges registered an average of R$ 31,02/box of 40,8 kg, on the tree, a slight increase of 0,7% compared to last week. Valency, in turn, was traded at an average of R$ 27,09/box of 40,8 kg, on the tree, practically stable (+0,1%) in the same comparison. In the Tahiti acid lime market, demand is also more heated (due to the beginning of the month and the high temperatures), and prices have resumed their upward movement.

In addition to the low supply in this off-season, the few fruits available are turning yellow, due to the hot weather. Thus, in the partial average of the week, Tahiti was traded at R$ 78,90/box of 27 kg, harvested, an increase of 14,1% compared to the previous week.

If good volumes of rain are recorded in the state of São Paulo by the end of this month, the prospect is that supply will increase again in the second half of October. As for the foreign market, the pace of lemon shipments should decrease starting next week. Despite good prices, sales are weakening and the greater influx of fruit from Mexico has made it even more difficult for Brazilian products to flow to Europe.