Australia is one of the world’s top orange producers, but Ali said 50 per cent of its orange juice is imported, mostly from Brazil.

The shortage of frozen orange juice concentrate from Brazil had not visibly impacted the Australian market because locally produced orange juice had filled the supply gap.

“However, if the situation remains, it is highly likely that Australian consumers will also face orange juice supply shortages and price climbs shortly,” Ali said.

Ali also said locally produced orange juice was more expensive to make due to labour and energy costs.

One local orange juice manufacturer said Australia’s citrus supply chain was feeling the knock-on effects of Brazil’s poor harvest.

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Synergy Food Group operations manager Adrian Hall said the impacts of Brazil’s growing challenges were expected to continue for the next three years.

“Whilst orange prices have risen and will continue to rise, the real challenge for manufacturers of fresh juice like us will be the ability to actually access the fruit,” he said.

Synergy manufacturers fruit and vegetable juices including Nectar Cold Pressed Juice from its Brookvale plant on Sydney’s northern beaches.

Hall said the company had not passed on price rises to consumers ”and will resist doing so as long as reasonably possible”.

“We want to do our bit as a company to not make the simple pleasures in life like having a nice breakfast with a coffee and a glass of fresh orange juice more expensive than it needs to be,” he said.

A Woolworths spokesman said the supermarket giant was closely monitoring the market. Coles was contacted for comment.

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