
With high costs, new investments in citrus farming may be limited
In the last two years, unfavorable weather – dry, hot weather and frost in the winter of 2021 – harmed productivity and increased production costs
The greatest losses due to ferret attacks occur in hotter and humid regions, plots close to forests, places with inadequate management and in areas where there are delays or deficiencies in harvesting.
Final result lower than the initially expected volume is a consequence of the adverse weather conditions of the period, which inhibited the growth of oranges and contributed to the increase in premature fruit drop
Research indicates that the best strategy is to monitor both pests early, to detect the presence of these insects in the orchard and monitor the population until control levels are reached, avoiding fruit loss.
Fundecitrus and Embrapa Digital Agriculture are working on a project to automatically count the fruits present on orange trees through computational intelligence, eContaFruto
In addition to favoring fruit infections caused by the fungus that causes the disease, these more intense rainy periods can also compromise control efficiency, as well as the protection program adopted on citrus farms.
Family organization that is among the five main producers and sellers of products in Brazil announces the improvements to its fruit receiving facilities during Apas Show 2022, in addition to presenting new products from the Turma da Mônica brand for retail