Orange production in Brazil
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Orange production in Brazil is responsible for a 59% share of the world market (2005).

In 2004 Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 produced 1.4 million tonnes of orange
Orange (fruit)
An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world....

s annually, compared to 709,000 tonnes in the United States. Brazil is the world's largest producer of Orange juice
Orange juice
Orange juice is a popular beverage made from oranges. It is made by extraction from the fresh fruit, by desiccation and subsequent reconstitution of dried juice, or by concentration of the juice and the subsequent addition of water to the concentrate...

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The Brazil Association for Citrus Exporters operates in the country.

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