Abstract
Brazil has a very efficient citrus chain with more than 3000 cities where citriculture is present. In the 2015/2016 harvest, 409.7 million boxes were produced (40.8 kg), of which 300.7 million were from the state of São Paulo. Of the country's total orange production, 15% is for in natura consumption and 85% for juice processing industries. Brazil is responsible for half of worldwide oran…