5/23/2013 1:18:24 PM -
In the middle of April the harvest of organic Starruby grapefruit started in South Africa. OTC-Holland received the first Starruby's in the meantime and distributed these to their customers.
5/22/2013 1:40:42 PM -
The commercial production of oranges in the State of Sao Paulo (Brazil) for the 2013/2014 season is estimated at 328 million boxes of 40.8 kilos. Estimates are that 16.2 million boxes can be either lost or of a low economic expression.
5/21/2013 1:27:18 PM -
The Tobacco Cooperative from Misiones (CTM) also had a prominent place in the delegation that travelled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The President of the Organization, Jorge Nestor, explained that they were there in search for new markets for their citrus fruits.
5/20/2013 1:50:01 PM -
Western Australia's status as citrus gall wasp free has been threatened by the discovery of infested trees in a suburban property Northeast of Perth.
5/17/2013 1:32:08 PM -
After the limes hit rock bottom this Spring with prices between 2.50 and 3.50 Euro, there are now less limes being shipped from Brazil. Various Brazilian shipper have stopped exporting.
5/16/2013 1:31:39 PM -
Orange prices have increased again during week 18. Many firms from the valley of Guadalquivir, in Spain, inform that the harvest of the late orange varieties is coming to an end as a consequence of the high demand for Andalusian oranges.
5/15/2013 1:46:02 PM -
A build-up of stock and operational problems have led to citrus export delays from the Port of Durban, according to an update from the Citrus Growers Association (CGA) of Southern Africa.
5/13/2013 2:47:16 PM -
Florida’s orange crop, the world’s second-largest, will be 11 percent smaller than first forecast in October, the US government said, affirming last month’s estimate and surprising analysts after beneficial rain.
5/10/2013 11:27:39 AM -
Tamaulipas' citrus sector is mired in a severe crisis. First a drought affected one thousand hectares, then pests, followed by low prices in oranges, have driven citrus producers to their ruin, as they are barely able to meet production costs.
5/8/2013 10:55:40 AM -
The Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa lamented the effect of market uncertainty on consumer habits on Friday. CEO Justin Chadwick highlighted the particular influence of China, the European Union and Russia.
5/7/2013 10:41:14 AM -
The latest SHAFFE-FRESHFEL forecast predicts a slight downturn in production and exports for Chilean citrus this season, with the exception of a 5% rise in orange shipments. To hear more about the upcoming deal, with two citrus exporters from the South American country with contrasting situations.
5/6/2013 2:04:25 PM -
“The first Don Limon lemons have left Argentina and are now on the water, traveling to Europe,” says Andreas Schindler, manager at Pilz Schindler.
5/3/2013 11:56:59 AM -
Saul Alatorre Mejia, president of the Citrus Product Systems Producers said that, along with the weather change, the Persian limes production, as well as its price, had plummeted in recent months.
5/2/2013 12:26:27 PM -
The South African citrus season is well under way at Alliance Fruit, the lemon export finished a couple of weeks ago. Tom Dreyer from the company said the season went well as the volumes out of the earlier producing regions were down. Alliance Fruit exports lemons to the Middle East and Russian markets, they have exported 100,000 cartons of lemons.
4/30/2013 11:14:37 AM -
Over a decade after being banned in the US market, Egyptian citrus may be able to re-enter it. The US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed a pest treatment program for the import of Egyptian fresh oranges and tangerines, which includes mandarins and clementines.
4/29/2013 12:08:06 PM -
Navel volumes are expected to be up 12% from 2012, although down almost 20% on the record year of 2009. Climatic conditions have been mild and overall quality is expected to be good.
4/26/2013 12:04:41 PM -
For Southern Hemisphere producing nations, Peru was given the brightest export forecast for the 2013 citrus season in terms of percentage growth, based on data compiled by Freshfel and Shaffe. At 10% growth over 2012, Peru beats out the overall predicted growth for the hemisphere of 2.82%.
4/24/2013 12:29:41 PM -
The national citrus body is proposing to put the squeeze on growers who aren't contributing to research and other projects that benefit the industry.
4/23/2013 11:55:28 AM -
Although citrus greening is attacking orange groves throughout the state, Southwest Florida’s oranges are still juicy for orange juice.
4/22/2013 10:49:33 AM -
A fall in the supply of oranges from Florida, the largest producing state in the United States, could create export opportunities for the Brazilian crop - the Centre for Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea) said last Thursday.
4/19/2013 1:02:38 PM -
With Florida citrus growers and packers finishing off the last of their grapefruit production and ramping up Valencia orange volumes, it's expected that volumes of Valencia oranges and volumes of tangerines will be lower this year.
4/18/2013 11:46:04 AM -
As part of its special in-depth analysis of the Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV), Sebastiano Cosentino, from the company with the same name located in Lentini (Sicily), comments on the problem.
4/17/2013 11:19:31 AM -
The Spanish citrus season is coming to an end. Importer Frukar from Barendrecht, however, expects to be able to offer the Lane Late until the end of May. "But other brands are already done," says Willem Koole.
4/16/2013 12:20:37 PM -
The South African citrus season is getting underway, the first lemons have been packed and are arriving in the markets. Grapefruit is being harvested and there are limited volumes of satsumas. First satsumas have arrived and the quality is good.
4/15/2013 11:49:14 AM -
The All Lemon quality seal certifies Argentine lemons for export with the right quality to supply international markets. This seal now gathers 16 exporting companies representing about 80% of the volume exported by the country.
4/12/2013 10:38:31 AM -
South Africa may instigate a dispute resolution process with the European Union over the region’s move to ban imports of the country’s citrus fruit, according to the country’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
4/11/2013 10:46:39 AM -
The strong impact on the production of Colima by the bacterial disease called Huanglongbing (HLB) or yellow dragon, have increased the price of Mexican limes up to 174 percent from last year.
4/10/2013 11:15:14 AM -
“The fruit drop this season is the worst that anyone can remember for a long period of time – that wasn’t related to a freeze event,” said Raymond Royce, executive director of Highlands County Citrus Growers Association.
4/9/2013 11:10:30 AM -
James English is chief technology officer for Cambridge, Mass.-based Energid Technologies Corp. He and colleague Chu-Yin Chang spent the past several days in Alva testing the prototype for a robotic harvester their firm is devising.
4/8/2013 11:05:21 AM -
A citrus processing factory, which is expected to hold northern production and promote its sale abroad, will start operating in two months.
4/5/2013 11:39:18 AM -
After missing the kinnow export target for three consecutive years, Pakistan has finally reached it this year, shipping 0.2 million tonnes.
4/4/2013 11:26:28 AM -
"Our challenge so far? Surviving! In this situation, the real challenge is to maintain the position of previous years," says Antonio Fricano, chairman of the Sicilian Apo Sicilia consortium.
4/3/2013 12:18:19 PM -
Temperate Climate Embrapa, in collaboration with universities, rural extension and public and private research institutions, launched, this past Wednesday (20/3), a new variety of citrus and another type of fodder for farmers in the South of Brazil. The launch took place at the institution's stand in Expoagro Afubra 2013, held in the city of Rio Pardo (Rio Grande do Sul). The main feature of both developments, resulting from the genetic improvements achieved by agricultural researchers, is high productivity.
3/27/2013 11:26:14 AM -
Last week's situation continues unchanged, with difficulties to harvest the fruit because of the rains, although citrus firms continue their commercialisation activities normally, as they kept their refrigerated stocks high.
3/26/2013 11:48:42 AM -
Last Wednesday 20 March, Embrapa Clima Temperado, in partnership with Universities, rural extension and public and private research institutions, launched new varieties of citrus and fodder for Brazil’s South Region.
3/25/2013 11:32:55 AM -
The Citrus Growers Association of Peru (ProCitrus) reported that in recent years the country has been increasing its citrus exports to the major markets of the world such as the UK, Netherlands, USA, Canada and Russia. Since the tendency is to increase exports 10% per year on average, they expected to export 100,000 MT (metric tons) this year.
3/19/2013 11:22:32 AM -
More than 500 citrus growers from Hato Mayor and El Seibo in the Dominican Republic, with some 300,000 cultivated areas have been battling a locust plague for the past five years. A plague that has infected plantations with the disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB), generating losses and damages of hundreds of millions of pesos.
3/18/2013 11:31:08 AM -
A farmer from southern Israel has invented a product that could be a boon to lemon farmers worldwide. The invention prevents the spread of Mal secco (a fungal disease).
3/15/2013 11:24:13 AM -
The Citrus Growers Association of Peru (ProCitrus) reported that in recent years the country has been increasing its citrus exports to the major markets of the world such as the UK, Netherlands, USA, Canada and Russia. Since the tendency is to increase exports 10% per year on average, they expected to export 100,000 MT (metric tons) this year.
3/14/2013 11:29:13 AM -
In addition to the lack of water and the last drought recorded by the organization now citrus growers are warning that, according to research, at least seven plagues threaten 40,000 hectares of citrus in the downtown area of Tamaulipas (Mexico).
3/13/2013 11:48:22 AM -
The Citrus Growers Association of Peru (ProCitrus) reported that in recent years the country has been increasing its citrus exports to the major markets of the world such as the UK, Netherlands, USA, Canada and Russia. Since the tendency is to increase exports 10% per year on average, they expected to export 100,000 MT (metric tons) this year.
3/12/2013 11:42:55 AM -
Hundreds of lemon producers blocked the Colima-Manzanillo road on Wednesday last week to demand that state and federal governments comply with the financial support of 10,000 pesos per hectare to fight the HLB or Yellow Dragon, a disease which has caused serious damage to citrus for several months.
3/8/2013 11:13:51 AM -
The forecast for this year's navel orange production in California is slightly above what it was last year, and with a few months still left in this year's season, growers are reporting adequate supplies and good prices on larger-sized fruit.
