The first months of the year were marked by high rainfall in Brazil's main producing regions, exceeding forecasts from Climatempo. As a result, orchard development faced constraints, with uneven flowering, lower fruit set rates, and increased vegetative growth.
Frequent rainfall also required more phytosanitary applications, increasing production costs during the period.
According to Hortifrúti/Cepea collaborators, producers are planning a new round of re-induction in May for areas that did not reach expected results during the first cycle. The Semi-Arid region is expected to provide conditions with milder temperatures and more stable rainfall, supporting flowering. Re-induction activity had already been observed during March and April.
Producers are expected to incur higher costs linked to re-induction, aiming to recover productivity in the second half of the year.
Supply dynamics are likely to be affected. After a first half with controlled volumes and no increase in fruit availability, the second half of the year is expected to show a higher concentration of fruit in the domestic market.
Source: HFBrasil
