Citrus inquiry draws few Riverland submissions
South Australian Senator Anne Ruston says she is disappointed that only a handful of Riverland citrus growers have contributed to a Senate inquiry into the industry.Senator Ruston says a lack of local submissions could mean the region is bypassed when the inquiry hosts public hearings in July.More than 40.....
Sunkist Growers salutes Summer citrus at United Fresh
Bring on the sunshine! Sunkist is ready for summer, featuring its fresh, seasonal citrus products at United Fresh 2013 in San Diego.“Eating Sunkist® citrus is a refreshing way to stay healthy and energized during the warm summer months,” said Sunkist Advertising and Public Relations Manager Joan Wickham......
ClemenGold expands into new markets
ClemenGold quality fruit is produced in various regions of South Africa - Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and the Western Cape. Overall the 2013 crop is looking very good. The Eastern and Western Cape's sizing is slightly bigger than last year and the weather has played along in producing a good quality.....
US (FL): Citrus Department's proposed budget $48.1 Million
Executive Director Doug Ackerman has proposed a Florida Department of Citrus budget at $48.1 million, down 6.5 percent from the current $51.4 million budget, a $3.3 million decline. The budget proposal is based on the commissioners' estimate of a 2013-14 citrus crop similar to this season’s crop at 138.4.....
Increasing prices for late orange varieties
A growing number of firms are announcing the end of the sales period for late orange varieties. In many cases, and due to the good prices being registered for these varieties, handling firms are selling 100% of the harvest, mainly to companies in Eastern Spain. The end of the late orange campaign is allowing.....
Murcia is Spain's largest lemon exporter
The general director of Agro-food Industry and Agricultural Training, Ángel García Lidón, highlighted the increasing move towards the export market of Murcia's lemon production, which, as he stated, "have been growing in popularity in the foreign markets since the 2004-2005 campaign," according to a.....
They triple the value of Persian limes
Mexico: Shortages drive avocado prices up
Avocados have become one of the most coveted fruits these days at Mexico's local markets, as due to shortages in supply their price per box reaches up to $150.In the markets, the variety currently available is the one known as "Special" or "Double harvest." Its price stands at $150, which is high compared to.....
New Israeli mandarin, Orri, patented in Spain
The Orri is a mandarin variety from Israel developed by scientists of the Volcani Institute by irradiating a local variety called Orah. Some of the most noteworthy characteristics of this mandarin are that they are easy to peel, have a low content of seeds and an excellent flavour.Almost a decade ago, the.....
New and better citrus varieties to gain ground over other fruit crops
The current citrus market trends lead to a constant search for new varieties that are more visually attractive, seedless, easier to peel, have a better flavour and offer earlier and longer productive periods aimed at reducing the gap between supply and demand and improving commercial activities.Based in.....
US (FL): Coca-Cola to plant 5 million citrus trees
Coca-Cola Co. said Tuesday it will support what's thought to be the largest planting of citrus trees in Florida in 25 years, with a commitment to purchase about $2 billion worth of oranges from the new groves.The company's partnership with Peace River Citrus Products and Cutrale Citrus Juices — a large.....
Uncertain season for Southern Hemisphere citrus
The Southern Hemisphere citrus industry is facing an uncertain season, the threat of an export stop to Europe if CBS is found in shipments was the first and the decision from China to halt imports of US citrus has added further uncertainties to the export markets.Justin Chadwick, CEO of the South African.....
South African lemon estimate drops by 1 million cartons
South African has revised the estimate for lemon volumes this week, the new estimate is 10.2 million cartons, a reduction of 1 million cartons.Justin Chadwick CEO of the Citrus Growers Association explained, "This is due to a
reassessment in the Sundays River region. After the first pick growers
have.....
Increased Moroccan citrus shipments affect Spanish exports
The Moroccan citrus sector, whose orange production has been estimated this season at 1.49 million tonnes, has set Russia and Eastern Europe as its main objectives; a strategy which puts them in direct competition with Spanish exporters. The African country managed to ship almost 200,000 tonnes of mandarins.....
Kim McCosker unveils sweet Aussie mandarin treats
Author of Australia’s number one selling cookbooks, 4 Ingredients, and Citrus Australia mandarin ambassador, Kim McCosker, has unveiled a range of delicious Aussie mandarin recipes to celebrate the start of the 2013 Australian mandarin season.The mouth-watering recipes, which include entrees, mains, desserts.....
UK: University students get bouncing with Jaffa
University students across the UK have been bouncing on space hoppers, as part of a nationwide “Jumpin’ Jaffa” competition.The competition, run by the well-known brand of fresh citrus, Jaffa, saw packs of orange branded space hoppers sent to students across the country. Entrants were asked to submit a short.....
AU: Mandarin sales up 10% in a year
Consumer trends that see people eating at their desk in front of the computer or otherwise "on the go" is seeing mandarins overtake oranges for the first time. Riverland mandarin marketer and grower Ben Cant said that modern culture made easy peeling fruit more desirable. This can be seen in retail.....
Mexico: Lime prices plummets
Saul Alatorre Mejia, president of the CitrusProduct Systems Producers said that, along with the weather change, the Persian limes production, as well as its price, had plummeted in recent months.He said that last year it was the same situation. 28 kilograms of limes was above 350 pesos - but because of the.....
Japan lucrative grapefruit market
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.....
Egyptian citrus exporters could re-enter the US
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.US authorities.....
Gerrit van der Merwe, ALG Estates:
"Announced EU measures black spot dishonest"
The proposed EU measures announced against the possible contaminationby citrusblack spot (CBS) on South African citrus, are dishonest, according to Gerrit van der Merwe of ALG Estates. The EU announced a possible import ban after the discovery of black spot on five occasions. According to the exporter in.....
US: Orange prices jump, not as high as last year
Orange lovers are taking a hit as prices jumped over the last month.The average price of a four-pound bag of oranges increased nearly 30 percent — from $2.99 last month to $4.24 — in the latest Asbury Park Press Consumer Price Index review of commonly purchased groceries.Oranges had been dropping in price.....
AU: Navel volumes up 12%, Valencias down
NavelsNavel 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.Fruit size will return to average and a large volume of fruit will be in the preferred size range of 72-88 counts. An.....
Peru: Procitrus event brings together growers from around the world
Peruvian Minister of Agriculture Milton von Hesse officially opened the 8th International Seminar on Citrus in the capital Lima on the 23rd April.The two day event seeks to make available to participants information on current and outstanding citrus trade in Europe, US and Asia.The event is aimed at all.....
Southern Hemishere citrus exports to increase for 2013
Citrus production in the Southern Hemisphere is expected to rise by almost 10% this season on last year, while exports will increase by almost 3%. This according to figures published by SHAFFE and Freshfel.Grapefruit will have the biggest rise in export, 14.89%, and mandarins a slight decrease of 2.86%......
Jan Rozema (Olympic Fruit) looking ahead at citrus season
"Western Europe remains important market for South African citrus"
Sales of citrus are doing well in general at the moment. "There is a good demand for Lane-Late oranges, new harvest mandarins and lemons," Jan Rozema of Olympic Fruit says. The importer is receiving supplyof satsumasfrom South Africa at the moment (East and West Cape). The first clementines are expectedin.....
US (FL): Greening research likely to receive major funding
A major research initiative designed to fight citrus greening is expected to receive major funding from the state legislature during its current session.The House has designated $8 million in its proposed 2013-14 budget and the Senate has recommended $7 million.In addition, the USDA's Animal and Plant Health.....
AU: Citrus growers still feel effects of January Floods
While floodwaters receded from the North Burnett many months ago, ongoing devastation has been left in its wake.For Megan Roth of Novacott Citrus, the flood devastation to their Gayndah orchard came just weeks after a hail storm ruined much of their crop."We're just carrying on at this stage; another hail.....
US: Research shows promise against greening
Citrus greening, also named Huanglongbing (HLB), is probably the most devastating citrus disease threatening the global citrus industry. To prevent its further spread, early diagnosis before the appearance of the dreaded symptoms is particularly important. But the unculturable nature of the bacteria, their.....
Tunisia: Higher citrus exports
More than 20,000 tons of citrus fruits were exported from the governorate of Nabeul during this season, up 2,500 tons over the same period last year, despite a decline in domestic production by 7% compared to the previous season.The current season of citrus fruit in this governorate is considered by regional.....
NZ: Compulsory levies proposed for citrus growers
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.Currently, the New Zealand Citrus Growers organisation has commodity levies covering Navel oranges and Satsuma mandarins.But levies on other citrus fruit,.....
US (FL): Citrus drop not as bad as previous years
Although citrus greening is attacking orange groves throughout the state, Southwest Florida’s oranges are still juicy for orange juice.Growers say they fared much better than they did a few years ago.“We have it managed, we don’t have it under control,” said citrus manager Forrest Taylor, who manages four.....
Flooding puts squeeze on Qld's mandarin crop
Citrus Australia says Queensland will have fewer mandarins on the market than other states for the first time this year.The recent extreme weather has caused extensive damage to citrus crops in the North Burnett.Citrus Australia chief executive officer Judith Damiani says 15 per cent of the total Australian.....
Fall in US orange production could benefit Brazil
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 ThursdayAccording to Cepea, citing data from the US Department of Agriculture, Florida’s.....
US (FL): Slightly smaller citrus volumes expected
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.The US Department of Agriculture estimates that Florida citrus production will.....
Sebastiano Cosentino
Italy: Tristeza virus could be opportunity to renovate citrus groves in Sicily
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."It is us who carry out re-plants in those citrus groves that might be affected by the virus, using the "interrow".....
Willem Koole: "Not a bad season of Spanish citrus so far"
"Speculations over citrus black spot keep citrus prices high"
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. According to the trader the citrus market is in the grip of EU regulations, which have been.....
US (CA): China halts US citrus shipments
China's phytosanitary regulatory authorities informed the US Department of Agriculture's Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that they would not be issuing phytosanitary certificates for shipments from the US to China beginning on April 18. That would effectively halt citrus exports to China.The.....
Pakistan fruit and veg exports grow
Pakistani fruit exports increased by 1.82% over the past eight months. The exports of fruits during the period July-February (2012-13) were recorded at $276.159 million against $271.233 million during same period of last year.According to data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the fruits exports on a.....
Brazil pushes prices of orange juice and other fruit up
Some French professionals of the sector believe that the price of orange juice and other fruit for juicing increased significantly due to Brazil's virtual monopoly on orange juice.Prices of oranges increased 55% in four years, 115% for grapefruitand 60% for apples, according to the French inter-sector.....
All Lemon: Quality seal seeks to homogenise the citrus industry
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.In a press release, All Lemon said that the 2013 season harvest would have an.....
AU: Researchers testing new easy peelers
Radiation technology to breed seeds out of citrus is helping to boost the popularity of mandarins in Australia and overseas.More than 40 new varieties of mandarins are being tested for commercial release by the NSW Department of Primary Industries.Research horticulturalist Graeme Sanderson says consumers.....
Exportaciones Aguado focus on oranges and watermelon
The Spanish company Exportaciones Aguado S.L. is a family company specialised in trading and producing oranges and watermelons. The company has countless varieties of Spanish oranges available from October to June. The melon season starts in February for Exportaciones Aguado S.L., with the import of.....
According to LA UNIÓ
Spain: Citrus insurance premiums could double
LA UNIÓ de Llauradors (the Growers Union) denounces that growers in the Spanish Region of Valencia could have to pay twice as much on average to insure their citrus crops compared to the previous year. Many of them have already received this unpleasant surprise from their insurance companies (see table.....
South Africa may instigate dispute resolution with EU
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.The EU’s intention to prohibit South African citrus, which sometimes carries a.....
South African citrus starts with good prices, high demand
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.John Taillard from Capespan South Africa explains that most.....
Peru fourth largest citrus producer in southern hemisphere
The Citrus Growers Association of Peru (Procitrus) reported that Peru ranks fourth in citrus production in the Southern Hemisphere, behind Brazil, South Africa and Argentina."Globally, we ranked number 14, and only in tangerines the country covers 14 percent of the total shipments of citrus from the southern.....
Mexican lime prices up 174%
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.In a single week, the retail price of Mexican limes (with seed) increased 14.26 percent, an accumulated 77.8 percent.....
US (CA): Tangerine forecast up
The forecast for tangerine production in California this season is higher than it was last season. The forecast for the rest of the state's citrus crops show production relatively unchanged from last season.Tangerine production in California is forecast at 27.0 million cartons for the 2012-2013 season by the.....
Israeli growers wrap up steady grapefruit season
A couple of weeks after the main volumes of grapefruit from Israel wrapped up, growers are reporting an average season that had steady volume.“The season was good,” said Kedem Hadarim's Nir Harel. “Most of it was good, so we can't complain.” He noted that, although there was some competition from Turkey, and.....
"More needs to be done to monitor and research the presence of the African fruit fly"
More needs to be done to monitor and research the presence of the African fruit fly in Zimbabwe, this according to Stephen Musasa, Research Assistant at Chinhoyi University of Technology.The Rusitu Valley in Chimanimani district is located in the Natural Region Ι. The major income source in the Valley is.....
US (FL): Dozens of scientists working on bacterial disease
There are acres of laboratories and greenhouses in Fort Pierce's USDA
laboratory. More than half of the work being done currently in
the lab is devoted to Huanglangbing, better known as citrus
greening."It is the problem that nobody wanted and
we have it," explained Mark Hilf, a research plant.....
Pannitteri
Emergency from Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV) overcome
Many thousand of hectares have been affected by the Citrus Tristeza Virus in Sicily, a disease which is transmitted to plants by aphids.Agronomist and technical manager ofPannitteri & C. srlcomments..."The first CTV outbreaks have been identified many years ago in nursery gardens or on imported plant.....
Hendrick's now producing Solerno, a "Blood Orange Liqueur"
Vitamins, antioxidants and precious micronutrients can all be found a single fruit, oranges, and especially in blood Sicilian oranges, which have become well known in the sports, film and spirits industry.Therefore Hendrick's, one of the most famous liqueur companies in the world, decided to produce the.....
Organic bitter orange producers praise Seipasa's treatment's efficiency
Rocio and Amadora Gahona are leading an organic farm of bitter orange in the south of Spain. They are the second generation of a business that their mother started more than 40 years ago and that focuses its production on exporting to European countries for the production of marmalade, especially to England.....
Next in Suntreat's Reserve Citrus line
US: Gold Nugget harvest begins this week
Following the short, but sweet SUMO CITRUS® season, Suntreat Packing and Shipping Company announces the next product in its SUNTREAT RESERVE CITRUS™ line of seasonal, limited availability varieties, GOLD NUGGET, with the harvest beginning this week. Sumo Citrus® has received rave reviews from both retailers.....
In pursuit of efficient citrus harvest technology
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.“We do a lot of work in robotic control, simulations and machine vision,”.....
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