The drop in global demand for orange juice impacted the results of Brazilian exports, which ended the 2025/2026 harvest with practically stable volume and a sharp decline in revenue. Shipments totaled 746,900 tons, a 0.2% increase compared to the 745,700 tons shipped in the 2024/25 harvest. Revenue totaled US$2.38 billion, a decrease of approximately 30% compared to the US$3.42 billion recorded in the previous period, reflecting a sharp adjustment in international prices for the product. The data comes from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade, referring to exports from the Port of Santos, and was compiled by CitrusBR. "The result reflects the high prices of previous harvests, which led consumers to seek cheaper options, in addition to problems with product quality resulting from the effects of the weather and citrus greening last season," analyzes Ibiapaba Netto, executive director of CitrusBR. In Europe, the main historical market for Brazilian juice, volume fell 10.9% year-on-year, from 376,500 to 335,200 tons of FCOJ equivalent. Revenue fell to approximately US$1.11 billion, a decrease of about 38% compared to the US$1.78 billion of the 2024/25 crop year, combining lower volume with strong price compression. The bloc's share of the total exported volume fell from about 50% to close to 45%, opening space for the advance of the United States and other markets throughout the 2025/26 crop year. Meanwhile, the United States continued its growth trajectory and now accounts for almost 48% of the total exported volume, compared to about 40% in the previous crop year, consolidating itself as the main single destination for Brazilian orange juice. The country imported 355,800 tons of FCOJ equivalent in the 2025/26 crop year, a 16.3% increase compared to the 305,800 tons of the 2024/25 crop year. In terms of revenue, however, shipments totaled approximately US$1.08 billion, a 20.6% decrease compared to the US$1.36 billion of the previous period. In China, the volume increased by 26%, from 20,100 to 25,500 tons of FCOJ equivalent, with revenue advancing more modestly, by 1%, to approximately US$70.3 million compared to US$69.6 million in the previous crop year. Japan recorded the largest decline among the main destinations: the imported volume fell 28.6%, from 20,100 to 14,300 tons of FCOJ equivalent, while revenue decreased 45.9%, to approximately US$ 58.9 million compared to US$ 108.9 million in the 2024/25 crop year, a result of the combination of lower volume and a strong discount in prices practiced in the Japanese market.
History of Orange Juice Exports
Volume (tonnes of FCOJ equivalent) ● 2014/15: 1,137,897 tons ● 2015/16: 1,080,938 tons ● 2016/17: 894,669 tons ● 2017/18: 1,150,718 tons ● 2018/19: 926,770 tonnes ● 2019/20: 1,030,112 tonnes ● 2020/21: 998,739 tonnes ● 2021/22: 969,888 tonnes ● 2022/23: 1,060,186 tonnes ● 2023/24: 961,270 tons ● 2024/25: 745,700 tons ● 2025/26: 746,900 tons Revenue (US$) ● 2014/15: US$ 2,042,989,462 ● 2015/16: US$ 1,744,872,702 ● 2016/17: US$ 1,621,718,681 ● 2017/18: US$ 2,107,760,920 ● 2018/19: US$ 1,707,526,202 ● 2019/20: US$ 1,751,887,879 ● 2020/21: US$ 1,484,831,689 ● 2021/22: US$ 1,622,705,712 ● 2022/23: US$ 2,070,314,987 ● 2023/24: US$ 2,511,048,598 ● 2024/25: US$ 3,421,662,000 ● 2025/26: US$ 2,375,888,000
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.