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But as growers employ new planting techniques to fit more trees in the same amount of area, yields per hectare will likely increase. While area planted has declined in the last few years to 21,000 hectares, the amount of trees on that area has increased. For that reason, barring more abnormal weather, next season's production could reach 8.3 million boxes.