Orange production in Brazil Orange production in Brazil Brazil is a major producer of oranges. The orange was introduced to Brazil by the Portuguese around 1530. According to the statistical database of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 702,200 hectares of oranges were harvested in 2013; this is down from 836,041 hectares in 2003. Brazil is also the world's largest exporter of orange juice. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the country shipped 1.2 million metric tons of orange juice in 2012—twelve times more than the United States, the world's second-largest exporter. In 2013, it was reported that many Brazilian orange-growers
Old South (orange juice) South is the third-biggest selling frozen juice concentrate brand in Canada. McCain Foods (Canada) has sold its frozen beverage business in 2013 to, Louis Dreyfus Canada, part of the Louis Dreyfus Commodities Group.</ref> 1. McCain buys Old South Brand l Old South (orange juice) Old South is the name of a brand of frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) sold in Canada since 1939. It produces a number of different kinds of orange juice, as well as other fruit juices. The brand used to be owned by the Pasco Beverage Company, a citrus growers' cooperative, but was bought by Louis Dreyfus