Orange

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR HIGH YIELD

Cambuhy Agrícola is a benchmark company in the citrus sector for its good management practices and environmental concern.

Oranges are its main crop, occupying more than half of its arable area. Different varieties of orange are grown, including early varieties (Valencia Americana and Hamlin), a mid-season variety (Pera) and late varieties (Valencia, Natal and Folha Murcha). Swingle is the most commonly used rootstock.

Cambuhy has more than 60 percent of its area under drip irrigation and consistently seeks new technologies, partnering with prominent companies and research institutions and focusing on constant updates on the best management methods to achieve quality and yield.

In recent years, Cambuhy has produced an average of five million boxes of oranges that were processed as juice and by-products. Cambuhy is focused on providing the market with a highly competitive cost and products of excellent quality.

MANAGEMENT

Cambuhy Agrícola carries out a rigorous crop management process, by implementing best practices, spraying specific to plant size and pest or disease, frequent scouting, annual pruning, eradication of infected plants, healthy nursery plants, etc., which makes Cambuhy highly competitive in a sector with substantial production costs. All these practices have established Cambuhy Agrícola as an international benchmark for being able to maintain high production and low disease rates.