Juice
Production Efficiency
Systematic implementation of sector best practices in irrigation, pollination, farm management, satellite imaging and agricultural treatments led processed fruit volumes to increase by approximately 20% year on year, despite climate, supply and other external challenges.
Product Innovation
We accelerated the Platform’s drive to offer innovative, high-margin products, reinforcing our Research & Development team in Bebedouro, São Paulo State, Brazil, and launching a new reduced-sugar, higher-fiber product made from not-from-concentrate (NFC) orange juice.
Commercial Expansion
We expanded and diversified our commercial reach with additional juice shipments to the US, the sale of container freight on our vessels and a new storage agreement in the US, and established a dedicated team to explore new global opportunities in bottled juice activities.
Juan José Blanchard
Head of Juice
“The NFC storage growth project in Matão is part of the second phase in LDC’s plans to expand juice commercialization in Europe, North America and Asia. Increased production and storage capacity for NFC will allow us to meet growing consumer demand for this high value-added product, especially in Europe, while reinforcing our position among the top three global processors and merchandizers of orange juice.”
More Juice Highlights
Increased global production efficiency by 4% and 2% year on year for citrus juices and oils respectively through investments combined with best practices, enabling more efficient plant maintenance and oil extraction, among other benefits.
Invested in the future of our farms by planting around 3,000 hectares of new trees and deploying an optimized maintenance program.
Entered a partnership with a local cooperative of producers and Banco do Brasil to open up financing lines for new planting by local fruit growers, fostering agriculture in the area close to our Paranavaí plant, Paraná State, Brazil.
Signed agreements with partners in Brazil to increase lime processing capacity by more than 50%.
Began construction of additional NFC storage tanks in Matão, São Paulo State, Brazil, to support increased commercialization to European markets.
Contributed to the launch of JuiSea Shipping, which operates a dedicated barge to transport juice between our terminal in Ghent, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
1.7 million
trees planted in and around our agricultural operations during the course of 2022
>80%
of LDC-managed farms are certified according to 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard by the Rainforest Alliance
16%
year-on-year growth in NFC juice production, amid growing demand for this product
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