China's NFC Juice Market Grows 35% as Premium Fresh Juice Replaces ConcentrateChina's not-from-concentrate juice market grew 35% to $5B in 2025, led by brands like Nongfu Spring NFC and CHI Forest, as urban consumers traded up from reconstituted juice.
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ChenNFC juice in China is growing from a low base but the trajectory is impressive. Cold chain is the bottleneck.
ResearchNature Biotechnology · 8d ago
University of Florida Develops CRISPR-Edited Citrus Greening Resistant Orange VarietyUF/IFAS published results showing a CRISPR-edited Valencia orange variety with 85% resistance to Huanglongbing (citrus greening), maintaining fruit quality in 3-year field trials.
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Chen85% resistance is a breakthrough. But replanting Florida's groves will take a decade even with resistant varieties.
SupplierUSDA NASS · 8d ago
Florida Orange Production Falls to 1940s Levels as Citrus Greening Devastates GrovesUSDA forecast Florida orange production at 15.8 million boxes for 2025/26, the lowest since 1943, as citrus greening disease continued to decimate the state's once-dominant citrus industry.
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MariaFlorida citrus is effectively gone. The US is now 95% dependent on Brazilian OJ imports.
CompetitivePepsiCo · 8d ago
Tropicana Reformulates Premium OJ with 30% Apple Juice Blend to Manage CostsTropicana launched Tropicana Essentials, a premium juice blend containing 70% orange and 30% apple juice, priced 20% below pure OJ, as a cost management strategy amid record orange prices.
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JamesBlending is inevitable at $4.50/lb FCOJ. The question is whether consumers accept it or switch to other beverages entirely.
MaBloomberg · 8d ago
Citrosuco and Louis Dreyfus Merge Orange Juice Operations Creating Global DuopolyCitrosuco and LDC announced merger of their orange juice processing operations in Brazil, creating an entity controlling 55% of global FCOJ production capacity.
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Maria55% market share in a supply-constrained market gives Citrosuco-LDC enormous pricing power.
RegulationEuropean Commission · 8d ago
EU Proposes Front-of-Pack Sugar Warning Labels for Fruit JuicesThe European Commission proposed mandatory front-of-pack warning labels for fruit juices exceeding 10g sugar per 100ml, treating them similarly to sugar-sweetened beverages.
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FatimaFruit juice contains as much sugar as cola. Consumers deserve transparent labeling.
PanoramaICE Futures · 8d ago
Global Orange Juice Concentrate Prices Hit Record $4.50/lb on Brazilian Citrus GreeningFCOJ futures on ICE reached $4.50/lb, a record high, as Brazil's citrus greening disease reduced the Sao Paulo orange crop by 25% for the second consecutive year.
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MariaCitrus greening is an existential threat to the orange juice industry. There is no cure and no resistant variety yet.