2/3/2012 8:15:30 AM -
Peruvian citrus exports have enjoyed a positive increase, the Netherlands lead tangelos and Clementine shipments, while England leads on mandarins.
2/2/2012 8:27:50 AM -
The Gayndah/Mundubbera area's mandarin crop is at the fruit-set stage and peak harvest is six to eight weeks away, but the signs point to a lighter and earlier pick this season.
2/1/2012 8:32:32 AM -
Despite some weather setbacks, Mehadrin estimates they will harvest and ship an Or clementine harvest significantly larger than last year's. With the help of new plantings producing more fruit, they anticipate being able to satisfy strong demand for the fruit in Europe.
1/25/2012 7:31:45 AM -
TDA officials warn that extending the emergency quarantine is most likely inevitable as a safeguard against the movement of the disease and are suggesting the quarantine zone will probably be expanded as well as a precaution.
1/13/2012 9:05:12 AM -
Cold weather in Florida and a fungicide from Brazil are driving orange juice prices to record high levels. We talked to a local growers association about the rising cost of OJ.
1/12/2012 9:15:23 AM -
The Mexican government has warned up to 60,000 hectares of citrus and sugarcane crops could be destroyed by frosts this month in the state of Tamaulipas.
1/11/2012 8:56:31 AM -
Asian Citrus's total winter orange crop yield from its two operational plantations was approximately 171,607 tonnes - 19.4% up on 2010.
1/10/2012 8:57:22 AM -
Polk County Sheriff's detectives are searching for $25,000 worth of tangerines and the man they claim stole the fruit from a Lake Hamilton packing plant.
1/9/2012 8:14:08 AM -
The Uruguan citrus industry is facing one of the worst moments in its history with exporting company Urud’or closing its Sandupay and Azucitrus factories.
1/6/2012 8:28:54 AM -
Florida’s citrus and strawberry growers are breathing a sigh of relief after enduring a night of sub-freezing temperatures without major crop damage.
1/5/2012 8:37:59 AM -
Valley homeowners' excess citrus fruit, often picked by volunteer gleaners, can't be shipped across state lines this year after a fungal disease known as sweet orange scab was found in some citrus orchards in Arizona and other states.
1/3/2012 8:50:13 AM -
Freezing temperatures over the Christmas holiday weekend kept local citrus growers busy as lows dipped to 24 degrees in some areas of the citrus belt.
1/2/2012 9:53:07 AM -
Possibly the coldest temperatures of the year — tonight through the weekend — cannot be welcomed news for area citrus growers who have been combating dangerously low temperatures nearly the entire month of December.
12/27/2011 8:02:03 AM -
Citrus Australia CEO Judith Damiani says the country’s orange crop is looking ‘lighter’ for 2012, but it is still early to tell exactly what volumes will be.
12/26/2011 9:19:38 AM -
The president of Citrus Lonja of Valencia, Genaro Aviñó, explained today that the Valencian citrus is currently sold at half the price it costs to produce it.
12/22/2011 7:34:25 AM -
A working party to restructure South Australia's citrus industry will be chaired by former House of Representatives Speaker Neil Andrew.
12/21/2011 9:12:04 AM -
The Administration Council for Economic Defense, CADE, approved on the 14th of this month, the creation of the biggest world company for orange juice, after the fusion of Citrosuco/Fischer with Citrovita (Votorantim Group).
12/16/2011 4:42:23 PM -
The Florida Citrus Commission's Executive Search Committee just selected Publix marketing manager Douglas Ackerman as its choice to head the state's Citrus Department. The full Commission will be asked to approve that decision Wednesday.
12/15/2011 7:48:27 AM -
Tangerines, oranges and lemons had a glorious year, with exports that grew 20% compared 2010. To take advantage of this great situation, experts suggest resolving production difficulties and diversifying markets to overcome the dependency on the United States.
12/14/2011 8:53:26 AM -
The success of the Certification Program for fresh citrus to be exported to the European Union and to countries with similar health plan quarantine restrictions makes it clear that, everything done by the national and provincial health plan authorities and producers, was according to the regulation in use, ending in very good results.
12/12/2011 10:05:44 AM -
The Department of Agriculture will allocate 14 million Euro to aid citrus restructuring programs for 2012 and 2013, representing an increase of 30%.
12/7/2011 8:56:09 AM -
The country’s citrus production per acre stands at approximately 4.6 tons, almost half of India’s 9 tons per acre, according to the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF).
12/6/2011 8:33:34 AM -
The last decade or so has seen a remarkable boom in the quantity and variety of limes and lime-like fruits available in the United States.
12/5/2011 9:30:57 AM -
Although intense cold has recently been recorded in Acateno, it is hoped that this does not affect the sector, especially citrus, which is in first place in terms of quality product and third in production. Also 90% of the population depends on this product, said mayor, Nahum Gonzalez Mendez.
12/2/2011 9:02:56 AM -
The issue of orange processing unit in Amravati, rather the lack of it, topped the agenda of discussion in the orange convention conducted by divisional commissionerate on Saturday.
12/1/2011 9:47:54 AM -
Citrus production in Huelva, for the 2011-2012 season, will be 460,000 tons, which is an increase of 18.9% in relation to last campaign´s production; according to the progress document on the citrus production released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Board of Andalucía, who had access to European Press.
11/30/2011 8:16:07 AM -
Just like other sun-smart Aussies, locally grown Valencias apply their own natural sunscreen to protect the fruit’s inner-flesh from damaging UV rays.
11/29/2011 9:42:44 AM -
As announced by the minister of Production, Roberto Schunk. The opening is to take place in the first three months of 2012. Presently, 22% of citrus production for the external market.
11/25/2011 8:35:23 AM -
The first shipment of citrus this season departed Wednesday for Russia from the Port of Castellón with 2,000 tons of clementines of the variety of "clemenules" bound for the city of Novorossiysk.
11/22/2011 9:55:04 AM -
Two citrus growers this week told fellow growers that young trees they’ve planted in recent years are getting infected with HLB, or citrus greening disease, at a high rate.
11/21/2011 9:10:21 AM -
Argentine citrus will be under the microscope next month when U.S. inspectors will analyze the fruit prior to lifting import duties.
11/18/2011 10:45:07 AM -
Trucks keep on arriving with the biggest harvest of the last 10 years. Each one takes, on average, 10 tons of orange and after being on the road for so long, they still have to face queues.
11/17/2011 8:50:46 AM -
Asociex attributed the increase to an early harvest and because there is a greater demand. Last year 17,596 tons were exported at this point and this season it is 21,720 tons.
11/15/2011 8:38:40 AM -
Quotes for orange juice backed off at New York's Stock Exchange, as it was under pressure by new predictions from the USDA, on orange production in Florida.
11/11/2011 7:40:35 AM -
While the bulk of the navel orange harvest right now is in Kern County, the picking of millions of navel oranges, mandarins and lemons is just around the corner in the Orange Belt.
11/8/2011 8:46:21 AM -
Don Shaw, owner of Verde Oro Farms, has been farming citrus orchards in the East Valley since the 1960s, persevering even as development led to the sale and closure of many groves.
11/7/2011 9:04:54 AM -
Exporting company, Martinez de la Torre, assures that the packing plants of this region have a phytosanitary system and process that ensures the cleanliness of the fruit.
11/4/2011 9:29:42 AM -
Anecoop has launched a the Persimmon campaign with 40,000 tons of this citrus fruit, which may be present in the market for up to four months.
11/2/2011 9:16:25 AM -
With American demand for clementines going strong, importers are having trouble providing enough fruit from Spain to satisfy demand.
10/31/2011 10:00:05 AM -
It's harvest time in the citrus orchards along Highway 23. "Crop's looking good. It's a real good year," said Ben Becnel, Jr. of "Ben and Ben Becnel, Inc.
