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Three oligopolies in Brazil could control the citrus industry in Europe after the approval of the EU-Mercosur agreement
The Spanish citrus sector is monitoring the final approval of the EU-Mercosur agreement, which is still pending its final ratification for environmental reasons. Companies, cooperatives, and agricultural organizations are worried about this change in the rules of the game between the European bloc and the bloc formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Bolivia (the latter country is in the process of joining), as they fear the South American citrus will invade the European continent; especially the citrus from Brazil, the world s leading orange producer –a fruit that accounts for 90% of Brazil s citrus cultivation– and a very powerful country in the orange juice industry.