Brazilian Orange Juice: En route to sustainability

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BRAZILIAN ORANGE J UICE: EN ROUTE TO SUSTAINABILITY


CITRUSBR MESSAGE (Christian Lohbauer – CitrusBR Executive President)

THE ORIGIN


CITRUSBR HOW THE BRAZILIAN ORANGE JUICE INDUSTRY WORKS During the orange juice production process there is no solid waste. All parts of the fruit are utilized, and water and energy are used in a sustainable way

FOREIGN PORT

PORT OF SANTOS


ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE

Citriculture in figures: o

.

1,400 1,276

1,362

1,348

1,406 1,310

1,314

1,214

1,200

2,376

1,415 2,251 1,291 1,300 1,199

1,996

2,000 1,154

1,619

1,000

1,500

1,619 1,468

1,192

800

2,500

1,070

1,033

600

1,058

1,000

1,110

845

400

500 200

2000

2001

2002

2003 2004

2005 2006

2007 2008 2009

2010

MILLIONS OF US$ F.O.B.

IN THOUSAND TONS OF FCOJ 66o BRIX EQUIV.

1,600

BRAZILIAN ORANGE JUICE EXPORTS

o

Brix

Millions of

2011 Source: Secex

KEY MARKETS EU + Switzerland USA

68.09%

THREE OUT OF EVERY FIVE GLASSES OF ORANGE JUICE CONSUMED WORLDWIDE ARE PRODUCED IN BRAZIL

14.5%

Japan

6.1%

China

4.7%

Others

6.7%

BRAZIL PRODUCES OVER HALF THE ORANGE JUICE CONSUMED IN THE WORLD USING LESS THAN 1.2% OF BRAZILIAN PLANTED AREA BRAZILIAN ORANGE JUICE HOLDS APPROXIMATELY 80% OF GLOBAL EXPORTS


SOCIAL PERFORMANCE

visits from agronomists.

veil

protective eyewear

Individual Protection Equipment - IPE

apron with sleeves bag

gloves

gaiters boots

and sunscreen.


ENVIRONMENT PERFORMANCE

3) Legal milestone

1) Rational land use 4) Rational water use

(Source: “O Retrato da Citricultura Brasileira” (The Portrait of

Livestock Census)

2) Production system

639

606

601

625

616

613

614

600

400 531,274

551,901

592,566

584,096

571,532

587,935

600,060

586,937

581,487

370

574,510

545

500

500,000

300 200

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999 2000

2001 2002

2003 2004

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010

BOXES / HECTARES

570

616

700

487

736,770 496

406

620,770 433

HECTARES

609,745

Area

600,000

776,690

700,000

416

ORANGES IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO

766,640

800,000 719,735

AREA X PRODUCTIVITY


5) Waste transformation

100% OF THE FRUIT IS USED 0.5% 0.1% 2.7%

Pulp

0.9% 1.8%

Essential oils

importing countries.

44.8% 49.2%

7) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

European terminals. oranges for processing are used as raw material for animal feed production. solutions for CO

6) Low impact fertilizers and pesticides

environment.


BRAZILIAN ORANGE J UICE: EN ROUTE TO SUSTAINABILITY

MAIN HIGHLIGHTS

As the largest orange juice producer in the world, Brazil already knows that improving and multiplying good social, economic and environmental practices is the most sustainable path to increase productivity. Within this context, the industry, which is already a market leader and pioneer in adopting good sustainable practices, faces the challenges of increasing transparency, seeking integration between the links of the chain and especially, the constant improvement in relation to environmental, social and economic sustainability. Over half the orange juice on the planet comes from Brazilian groves. Europe is the main destination of Brazilian exports. Respectful of labor: adopts practices to increase workers’ safety and comfort in the groves and mitigate health hazards in the case of pesticide application. CitrusBR fights and repudiates the use of child labor in its entire production chain. The industry is responsible for 230 thousand direct and indirect jobs. Productivity in Brazilian groves has gone from 15 tons/ha to 29 tons/ha in the past 15 years, thanks to the use of technological innovations and precision agriculture in activities such as fertilization, irrigation, grove population and appropriate soil use. Most part of the water necessary for the production process comes from the fruit itself. Fruit waste is transformed into byproducts, resulting in zero disposal of solid orange waste. More rational control measures are being analyzed and implemented in citrus pest management, through biological control, insecticides selective to natural enemies and behavioral control. CitrusBR traces the carbon footprint of the entire concentrate and non-concentrate orange juice production since 2009, and is developing a pilot project on water use. All the port terminals have ISO 14001 certification. The vehicle fleet has been using more fuel from renewable resources and/or less polluting fuels, such as: ethanol, Brazilian gasoline (contains 25% ethanol) or Brazilian diesel (contains 5% biodiesel). The Brazilian industry mostly uses energy from renewable resources, such as hydropower plants and burning sugarcane bagasse. It is worth noting that the Brazilian citrus products follow, voluntarily and strictly, the Sure, Global, Fair (SGF) code of conduct; the entity has the mission of promoting safety and quality of fruit-based products. From time to time, the SGF inspects and audits plants, in order to guarantee compliance with European standards and industrial self-regulation (even stricter), in addition to product authenticity and quality.

S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y O F B R A Z I L I A N C I T R I C U LT U R E

IRRIGATION

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PLANTS PER HECTARE STOCK VOLUME FOR PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL (*) PRODUCTION PER HECTARE

15 YEARS AGO

TODAY

99% of non-irrigated groves, when irrigated, were irrigated by sprinklers, a system that consumes more water, power and labor

20% of groves are irrigated, using the fertirrigation technique through droplets, which presents higher efficiency and higher savings with water and fertilizers

250 to 300 trees/hectare

400 to 600 trees/hectare, some groves have over 800 trees/hectare

3 to 6 thousand liters of water/hectare

1 to 3 thousand liters of water/hectare

15 tons/hectare

29 tons/hectare, in the more technified properties, over 80 tons can be obtained

(*) Stock volume is the mixture of water with agrochemicals. Practices as specific applications, regional disease and pest management and reduction of stock volume allow the decrease in both components utilization.

CitrusBR – www.citrusbr.com/en – citrusbr@citrusbr.com


BRAZILIAN NATIONAL ORANGE PLANTATION MAP Amazon Rainforest RORAIMA AMAPÁ

Atlantic Rainforest

Source: IBGE, Produção

CEARÁ

AMAZONAS MARANHÃO

PARÁ

RIO GRANDE DO NORTE PARAÍBA

PIAUÍ

PERNAMBUCO

ACRE

ALAGOAS TOCANTINS

MATO GROSSO

BAHIA

5.5%

DISTRITO FEDERAL

MINAS GERAIS

GOIÁS

MATO GROSSO DO SUL

76.6%

4.5%

SÃO PAULO

ESPÍRITO SANTO

RIO DE JANEIRO

3.2% PARANÁ SANTA CATARINA

2.1% RIO GRANDE DO SUL

Associates:

Citrosuco

CitrusBR

Citrovita

Cutrale

Support:

SOURCES: ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Fundecitrus / CONSULTING BY: TSK alternativas sustentáveis PHOTOGRAPHY INFOGRAPHIC: Duo Dinâmico / GRAPHIC DESIGN: Miriam de Oliveira.

4.5% SERGIPE

This material was produced with Brazilian FSC-certified paper, with water-based varnish finish (facilitates recycling), printed on Huber Green-certified vegetable oils. Print run: 2,000 copies.

RONDÔNIA


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