date:Dec 26, 2022
Japanese fresh orange imports decreased 16.3 percent to 72,000 MT during MY 2021/22. Industry contacts attribute this decline in orange imports to the following factors that reduced U.S. orange exports:
less production in the United States,
greater logistical costs,
depreciation of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar.
As the price of U.S. oranges rose, some importers sought alternative suppliers and began to import Turkish oranges. In light of improvements in the first two challenges desc