Brazilian citrus industry warns court ruling may affect harvest

摘要

Brazil's 2014 orange harvest could be at stake if the country's Superior Labour Court (TST) does not intervene to overturn an unfavourable lower court sentence against Cutrale, Louis Dreyfus and Citrosuco issued by a labour court in Matao last year, warned Marco Antonio dos Santos, president of the Sectorial Chamber of Citrus Production (SCCP).Faced with a possible upheaval of the entire sector, Brazilian citrus growers and juice industry representatives joined forces last week in a rare show of solidarity to contest the court decision, warning of serious economic losses facing all stakeholders.