• Orange-juice makers consider using other fruits after prices go ‘bananas’

    Orange-juice makers consider using other fruits after prices go ‘bananas’
    Global industry ‘in crisis’ as fears about Brazilian harvest help push wholesale prices to record highsOrange juice makers are considering turning to alternative fruits such as mandarins as wholesale prices have “gone bananas” amid fears of poor harvests in Brazil.Prices of orange juice reached a new high of $4.95 (£3.88) a lb on commodity markets this week after growers in the main orange producing areas of Brazil said they were expecting the harvest to be 24% down

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