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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 5919074" data-attributes="member: 12952">[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.newsweek.com/companies-may-stop-using-oranges-make-orange-juice-1905954[/URL]"Orange production in the three major orange producing regions—Brazil, Mexico, and the U.S.—has been flat to declining over the past three years," David Branch, Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute Sector Manager, told Newsweek.Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, which produce the most oranges in Brazil, are forecast to harvest 232.38 million 40.8-kg boxes this year, according to Reuters, citing Fundecitrus data. That is a drop of about 24 percent and the lowest haul since 1988-89.The declines have led some in the industry to contemplate switching to mandarins for juice making.</blockquote>