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Product: Orange Oil CP
Orange collections in Brazil
Orange Blossom before fruit
Orange Oil CP Brazil Citrus sinensis
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Description
Orange oil is extracted by simple pressure from the outer coloured part of the Citrus sinensis' peel. Oranges are widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical climates for the sweet fruit and commercially for essential oil extraction.
Orange oil is a by-product of the juice industry. Oil is cold pressed from the peel of the fruit, after juice extraction and is widely used across the flavour and fragrance industry. Sweet orange (citrus sinensis) is around 90% d’limonene, a product used across many more industries. Approximately 40% of global oranges are processed for juice and oil with 60% solely used as a fresh fruit for consumption.
Brazil has the largest production of fresh oranges and also it processes more orange than any other country making it the largest producer of orange oil and d’limonene (orange terpenes) in the world. Harvesting can be almost 12 months of the year due to the widespread distribution of plantations, however it is unusual for any significant production during February – April. Therefore we usually consider May - December as a typical harvesting period.
Brazilian oranges make up for around 34% of the world market – approximately 17 million tons+/- from a global estimate of 50 million tons +/- of fresh fruit. The Brazilian state of São Paulo contributes around 80% of the country’s production figures.
It's been a challenging time of late for the world's largest producing country and they're forecasting a sharp reduction of 18.3% in the total 2016/17 crop. To read more about today's conditions click here.
You may have recently read in our Market reports details of the challenges faced by the industry due to Citrus Greening. Click here for more details of the global impact of this wide spreading disease.
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Product Details
- Botanical name: Citrus sinensis
- Origin: Brazil
- Crop Season: July - December
- Plant/part used: Peel
- Method of extraction: Cold pressed
- TSCA CAS: 8008-57-9
- EINECS CAS: 8028-48-6
- EINECS: 232-433-8
- INCI Name: Citrus aurantium dulcis (Orange) oil
- Appearance: Yellow orange to deep orange mobile liquid
- Organoleptic Properties: Orange fresh juicy sweet
- Density: 0.840 - 0.848
- Refractive index: 1.470 - 1.476
- Optical rotation: +94º to +100º
- Chemical constituents: Limonene, Myrcene, Pinene, Linalool
- Fragrance usage: max. 10%
- Flavour usage: max. 4200ppm
- IFRA: Restricted by IFRA
- Allergens: Contains fragrance allergens
- REACH: Registered
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Latest Market Information September 7, 2018
In July this year, the USDA released its crop forecast figures for Brazilian orange production of 16.0 million MT for the current Brazilian marketing year, July 2018 to June 2019. This is around 23% lower than the last crop. The primary reason behind this year’s low prediction is that the trees are stressed after surprisingly good yields from last season. Consequently, the groves are expected to produce less fruit. Also, the arid weather and high temperatures in são Paulo and Minas Gerais states damaged blossoms, and were big impediments to the fruit setting. Local sources cite insufficient rainfall as another cause of worry and reason for further crop reduction. The industry awaits with great interest the second Brazilian orange crop estimate by Fundecitrus, due to be released on September 10th – coinciding with the opening of IFeAt’s 2018 cartagena conference.
Sources from origin reported that the production of Hamlyn orange has been very low. The Pera variety is not projected to be any better.
With the rather drastic plunge in orange production, and the increase in domestic fresh orange consumption, it is evident that oranges available for processing purposes will reduce substantially. The amount processed is projected to drop by 5.0 million MT to 11.1 million MT.
The demand for orange oil remains steady and stock levels remain low. the decline in crop size, and consequently available fruit for processing, will definitely affect supplies. Stocks are somewhat limited and prices are projected to increase for the new crop.
To summarise, there will be restricted quantities of orange oil supply due to decreased crop size, oranges available for processing will be significantly less than the last crop, prices are likely to escalate for the new crop, demand is firm for orange oil because of limited inventory, most sources are reluctant to commit on long term contracts in view of the prevalent uncertainties, and, with the Florida orange crop reaching its lowest in 75 years combined with an unwavering demand, the additional pressure on Brazil is tremendous.
Market prices USD 10.50-11.50 /kilo -
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