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By Mark Greenberg
Fisher Capespan market report for Week 46
Citrus Update:The 2009 Southern Hemisphere citrus season finally wound down with the last of the late navel oranges clearing out of the market and making way for the start of the domestic California orange and easy peeler season and the Mediterranean clementine season on the east coast. In most respects..... 0 comments

US (AZ): Stopping citrus pest must begin in Yuma County
It is too late to prevent the spread to the Yuma area of an insect that can be deadly to citrus trees, but the hope is that it can be stopped here and controlled.A number of the insects, known as the Asian citrus psyllid, have been found in Yuma, Somerton and San Luis, Ariz. areas. Agriculture officials say..... 0 comments

Egyport for export and trade
Egyport is one of the main exporters in Egypt, established in 1999, located in Alexandria.The company began by exporting dry foods and cereals to Arabian countries, moving on to export fresh fruit and vegetables to the European markets such as Germany, Italy and the UK. Thier exports include grapes, capsium,..... 0 comments

Vietnam suffers pomelo problems
Nam Roi pomelos have been ripening in orchards in the Mekong Delta over the last month, but now cannot find buyers.Le Van Hoa, the owner of 5,000 hectares of pomelo growing area in Vinh Long province, says he wishes he could sell his 10 tonnes of pomelo at 4,000 dong per kilo. In early October, small..... 0 comments

Citrus market in Ukraine: what next?
Feverish demand on citruses during this week led to great advance in prices in Ukraine weekly issue, “APK-Inform: vegetables and fruits” informs. However according to forests of top-level Ukrainian importers of fruits this situation will become stabilize shortly after. In the judgment of experts there are no..... 0 comments

Henk Kuipers of HeCo Fresh:
Holland: “Hopeful about Moroccan import season"
From 1st October the team at HeCo Fresh will occupy new premises in Nieuw-Amsterdam, Holland. "We have occupied an area of 2,700 m2 about 200 metres down the road" Henk Kuipers says. HeCo Fresh is at present busy marketing the last greenhouse vegetables and the change-over of import products. At..... 0 comments

AU: First Aussie seedless mandarins coming soon
Sydney-based fresh produce marketing company, Perfection Fresh Australia, has won the rights to commercialise two new seedless mandarin varieties bred by the CSIRO.CSIRO plant breeder Dr Stephen Sykes said the varieties – Merbeingold 2336 and Merbeingold 2350 – were the first two seedless mandarins to be..... 0 comments

AU: New varieties, technology and collaborative marketing key to grower profitability
Australia’s 2,000 citrus growers will be able to access new citrus varieties however access to the new varieties will come at a cost as commercialisers try to recover their investment in R&D.Citrus Australia Ltd, the national peak body for the Citrus Industry, held its annual conference in Mildura over..... 0 comments

China: Yavon export quality citrus to Europe
Yavon Import & Export Trade Co.Ltd, established in 2005, specialises in producing and exporting citrus fruits such as honey pomelo, mandarin and flowers to world markets. Located in Zhangzhou city, Fujian province, China, which is the well-known origin of many fruits and flowers, we have an orchard which..... 0 comments

US: “Health benefits and risks of grapefruit and grapefruit juice”
The grapefruit probably originated as a natural hybrid cross between the pomelo, which is the largest (up to a foot in diameter) of the citrus fruits, and a sour or bitter orange, or it may simply have developed as a mutant of the pomelo. In the early 19th century, grapefruits were grown in Jamaica, where..... 0 comments

Hybrid citrus rare outside coastal area
US: Local woman's satsuma trees loaded with fruit
Barbara Goodson might not be a gambler, but the Prattville woman has certainly beaten the odds by growing fruit-bearing satsuma trees in central Alabama.Goodson, who four years ago planted seven trees with hopes that at least one or two would survive, has seen a bumper crop this year. The seven trees have..... 0 comments

Pakistan no1 for quality
Arif Fresh Foods Company was established in 1988 by Sadiq Muhammad Rana and is based in Pakistan. The company grows and exports top quality fresh fruit and vegetables to the international market and is committed to long-term excellence in products and services. Arif Fresh Foods has adopted new technology..... 1 comments

US: Florida all orange forecast remains 136.0 million boxes
Traditionally, no changes are made to the forecast in the month of November. The forecast consists of 67.0 million boxes of the late maturing Valencia oranges and 69.0 million boxes of the non-Valencia oranges (early, midseason, Navel, and Temple varieties). For the 2009-2010 season, the number of bearing..... 0 comments

US: H1N1 concerns may be spurring orange juice boom
The Florida Department of Citrus has long been pushing the health benefits of a glass of orange juice. As concerns about H1N1 flu have ramped up, it appears people are listening, according to the Scripps TV Station Group.Analysts suggest that retail sales of orange juice have risen over the last six months,..... 0 comments

Perfection Fresh wins rights to commercialise the first Australian bred seedless mandarins
CSIRO has awarded Sydney-based fresh produce marketing company, Perfection Fresh Australia, the rights to commercialise the two new seedless mandarin varieties bred by CSIRO.CSIRO plant breeder Dr Stephen Sykes said the varieties – Merbeingold 2336 and Merbeingold 2350 – were the first two seedless mandarins..... 0 comments

Pakistan: Kinnow exports to Iran may face snags
Kinnow exports to Iran are likely to face serious problems if exporters do not comply with Iranian quarantine department’s requirement of shipping kinnows in refrigerated containers.“The Iranian authorities have clearly demanded kinnow shipments in refrigerated containers, whereas, Pakistani exporters..... 0 comments

India: Buy kinnow from us, Punjab to B'desh
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday asked Bangladesh High Commissioner Tariq A. Karim to directly import kinnows from Punjab. It has been learnt that Bangladesh presently imports a major chunk of kinnows through the Kolkata market.Badal instructed the Punjab Agro-Industries Corporation to..... 0 comments

US: Citrus Research Referendum Conference call to be Thursday
Grower ballots for the new State Citrus Research Order that would raise additional citrus research funds will be mailed next week. In this report, Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reminds growers and others about Florida Citrus Mutual’s 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 toll-free conference call about the referendum, as..... 0 comments

UF professor’s hybrid fruit aims to hit supermarket shelves
A successful crossbreed of two citrus fruits has left a sweet taste of accomplishment in the mouths of its inventors.The Sugar Belle is the first crossbred citrus variety that UF is releasing to the public. Bred in late October, the fruit is part Clementine - a small mandarin - and part Minneola - a cross..... 0 comments

Jamaica: Citrus disease spreads to Clarendon
The Citrus Greening disease which was detected in Bog Walk St. Catherine earlier this week, has now spread to Clarendon.According to The Jamaica Citrus Protection Agency at least one plant sample in the parish has tested positive.Programme Manager at the agency, Alfred Barrett said surveillance teams from..... 0 comments

US: Florida citrus rolling into California; next target – overseas
Fresh Florida citrus was entering California within days of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new canker rule allowing shipments to other citrus producing states for the first time in several years, Richard Kinney of Florida Citrus Packers says in the first report.The next big target for Florida’s fresh..... 0 comments

US: Citrus pest spurs concerns in San Diego County
An insect that can harm fruit trees was found in Valley Center, causing quarantine and treatment plans to be considered, San Diego County agriculture officials said last week.The Asian citrus psyllid, which can damage citrus plants by feeding on leaf tissues, was found in a trap in a tangelo tree in..... 0 comments

US: Meyer lemons big enough for an extra squeeze
If life hands you this lemon, it's going to be especially easy to make lemonade.With a single squeezing of this generous citrus, you'll have more than enough for a tall glass, says tropical fruit expert Madeline Bohannon.The Meyer lemon may not be the best known of its kind, but it deserves to be, says..... 0 comments

Experts congregate to boost Citrus growers’ profit
Experts from government and industry, including the Department Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestries, CSIRO, Woolworths, AgriExchange and as far away as California’s Citrus Industry will join Australia’s citrus growers to talk about improving profits for Australian citrus.Citrus Australia, the peak..... 0 comments

Media Reports from Argentine Internet Sites Are Bogus
California Does Not Have HLB Citrus Disease
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) today announced California remains free of the disease Huanglongbing (HLB) that has destroyed citrus trees worldwide.“California does not have the citrus disease Huanglongbing, despite some erroneous reports to the contrary from Argentina that have..... 0 comments

Demand for Chinese pomelos is on the increase
The Chinese pomelo season is well under way in the Fujian province - September until January- and the prices have risen quickly since mid October.The pomelos were affected by drought early on in the growing season and very wet weather during harvesting, this has caused a lot of pomelos to split and so the..... 0 comments

Gulf CGA latest to endorse new citrus research order
The Gulf Citrus Growers Association this week joined most other Florida citrus grower groups in urging its members to vote yes in an upcoming grower referendum that would create a new citrus research order. Southeast AgNet's Ernie NeffSoutheast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports on the group’s action in LaBelle. He..... 0 comments

Jamaica: New citrus disease found in St Catherine
The Agriculture Ministry has detected a new disease in St Catherine that could wipe out the $3.7 billion citrus industry if it is not properly managed.The disease called Citrus Greening has been found on properties in Bog Walk, St Catherine.Dr Lisa Myers-Morgan, Senior Research Director in the Agriculture..... 0 comments

UK: Capespan ‘Working Together We Deliver A Greener World’
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Georgia: Good citrus harvest this year
In 2009 Georgia expects a very good citrus harvest, more than 120,000 tonnes. Of this amount 100,000 tonnes will come from Adjara, 16,000 from Guria and about 4,000 from Samgerelo. Of this total around 95,000 tonnes will be exported, the rest processed and sold at the domestic market.In 2008 Georgia had a..... 0 comments

US: Yuma citrus production area to be under quarantine
Much of the citrus production area in Yuma County is being placed in a quarantine area after inspectors found a third Asian citrus psyllid in the area.The insect is of grave concern because it can carry the disease Huanglongbing, more commonly known as citrus greening, that is fatal to infected citrus trees..... 0 comments

Nurseries will have to check out young trees.
US: New law to test citrus for pests
California's citrus nursery industry will be required to test young trees for harmful diseases as part of a new law signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.The bill, sponsored by Sen. Ellen Corbett, D-San Leandro, grew out of concern over protecting against citrus greening, a tree-killing disease that has..... 0 comments

End of citrus shipping ban gives processors more business to pursue
US: Market opens up for local citrus packers
The citrus business should be a bit sweeter for Dean Mixon this season.The owners of Mixon Fruit Farms expect to gain more orders for packaged fruit as a result of the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently lifting a ban on commercial citrus shipments from Florida.The ban removal, which took effect Oct. 22,..... 0 comments

US: Why San Diegans don't buy San Diego oranges
Oranges grown in San Diego County are considered some of the tastiest in the world. They’re sweet, with a hint of acid. But few San Diegans are eating them.Many of the oranges picked from this grove in Escondido are actually eaten thousands of miles away. The first leg of the journey is a truck trip to a..... 0 comments

New technology provides tamper-free option without reducing fruit quality
US: Laser etching safe alternative for labeling grapefruit
Laser labeling of fruit and vegetables is a new, patented technology in which a low-energy carbon dioxide laser beam is used to label, or "etch" information on produce, thereby eliminating the need for common sticker-type labels. The technology has been licensed for use on a variety of fruits and vegetables..... 0 comments

US: Test detects insect carriers of citrus greening disease
To help protect citrus, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant pathologists Richard F. Lee and Keremane L. Manjunath developed a test that reveals whether tiny insects called Asian citrus psyllids are in fact carrying Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, one of three microbial species thought to cause the..... 0 comments

Pakistan: Kinno export expected to increase to 0.2m tons
Kinno export is likely to increase by 50 per cent to 200,000 tons this year due to a bumper crop against 150,000 tons achieved last year.The All-Pakistan Fruits and Vegetable Exporters and Importers Association has fixed the export target at 200,000 tons for the current kinno season, which starts this week...... 0 comments

China: Smaller crop of honey pomelos compared to last year
Shenzhen J.F.LI-Fruit have shipped 40 containers of honey pomelos this season. This year the growers face a smaller harvest than last year. "Our price is very competitive, but the market is not good", says Steven Mao, sales manager. The season for honey pomelos will continue until next march . Besides honey..... 0 comments

US: Citrus growers sweet on remarkable new mandarin
After spending more than two decades in development, a mandarin hybrid that some fruit experts are calling "the best thing they've ever eaten in the world of citrus" is now on the market, albeit in limited quantities."Oh man, it's dynamite," University of Florida plant breeder Fred Gmitter says of the Sugar..... 0 comments

In 'Pixie' mandarin, fruit reduces number of flowers of return bloom by inhibiting budbreak
US: Study of alternate bearing presents recommendations for citrus growers
Alternate bearing (also called biennial or uneven bearing) is the tendency of fruit trees to produce a heavy crop one year (called "on-crop") followed by a light crop or no crop the following "off-crop" year. On-crop trees produce a large number of small fruit of little commercial value, while off-crop trees..... 0 comments

Nam Roi grapefruit set to penetrate the US
Evergreen Trading Inc. has agreed to work with the My Hoa Nam Roi Grapefruit Co-operative in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long to export the fruit to the US, Tuoi Tre reported.The Wisconsin-based firm will seek permission from the US Department of Agriculture and deal with quarantine and food safety..... 0 comments

Inclusion of oranges in Indonesia trade pact demanded
Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association has demanded the government to include oranges in a free trade pact with Indonesia.The chairman of Association Abdul Wahid Khan in a statement said Pakistan had exported around 54,000 tonnes oranges to Indonesia few years ago that generated $20.50 million foreign..... 0 comments

US: Asian citrus psyllid nears California growing center
The citrus pest, which has wreaked havoc elsewhere, is found in rural San Diego County. A high concentration of organic farmers in the area complicates efforts to control the insect.A tiny insect that threatens California's $1.6-billion citrus industry has been found near one of the state's commercial citrus..... 0 comments

US: Quarantine nears as insects could pose threat to citrus crop
Pests that can carry a “death sentence” of a disease for citrus trees have been discovered near the Coachella Valley, prompting farming officials to expand a quarantine boundary near the area.The Asian citrus psyllid is an insect that feeds on plant leaves. The psyllids sometimes carry a bacteria,..... 0 comments

India: Triple whammy for orange growers
Farmers in entire orange growing belt in Nagpur and Amravati districts are caught facing triple whammy this season (ambia bahar). They are suffering due to worst fruit fall in last 10 years due to extremely erratic weather conditions, there is the routine pest attack of sucking moth during this period, plus..... 0 comments

Pakistan: Iran lowers custom duties for Kinnow
The Pakistan Embassy in Iran has advised that Iran has withdrawn its decision to increase the assessed value of Pakistani Kinnow from US$ 380 to US$ 1300 for custom duty purposes."Commercial Counselor of the Pakistan Embassy, Mr. Muhammad Saeed Jadoon convinced Iranian authorities of the un-justified..... 0 comments

US: Orange juice may rise as disease strikes Florida, Dreyfus says
Orange-juice futures may rise about 6 percent over the next 18 months because of crop disease in Florida, the world’s second-largest producer, said Kenneth Geld, chief executive officer of Louis Dreyfus Commodities in Brazil.Prices may rise to $1.25 a pound, Geld said yesterday in an interview in Sao Paulo...... 0 comments

Florida Citrus Mutual urges YES vote on grower referendum
In this report Florida Citrus Mutual’s Mike Sparks comments on the importance of the upcoming grower referendum that, if passed, will provide more needed funding for citrus research. Ballots will go out mid November, and growers will have only three weeks to return them to be counted in the vote. We’ll have..... 0 comments

US: Test Detects Insect Carriers of Citrus Greening Disease
With their pleasing flavor, cheerful color, and health-imparting dose of vitamin C, it's not surprising that oranges are one of America's Top 10 favorite fruits. But some of the nation's citrus groves are threatened by a microbe that causes citrus greening disease, and by a tiny insect that carries this..... 0 comments

US: Scientists zero in on carriers of citrus plague
The vast citrus groves of the Central Valley could be decimated if a microbe now laying waste to Florida citrus were to get established in California. But now scientists for the Agricultural Research Service say they’re closing in on ways to determine if an insect is carrying the microbe.The microbe causes..... 0 comments

Insects in Day of Dead altar decorations threaten citrus crops
A plant used in Day of the Dead displays could spell doom for citrus growers, authorities said.Federal officials issued an advisory this month to those traveling to and from Mexico that orange jasmine, also known as murraya, can harbor tiny insects that spread citrus greening disease. Citrus greening has..... 0 comments

US: Foothills mandarins have lasting appeal
As the weather gets chillier in Placer County, mandarin growers expect bountiful mandarin harvests from November to January.Owari Satsuma Mandarin, a seedless, easy-to-peel, Japanese hybrid and the most popular variety in the Placer County foothills, gets its most intense, sweet flavor thanks to the cold..... 0 comments

US: Citrus grower pushes alternative greening research
As a member of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Jerry Newlin of Orange-Co has led the call for more research into nutritional sprays and other alternatives for coping with greening disease. In the first report, he says his company still follows the standard greening disease protocol of..... 0 comments

Freshfel Europe unveils Northern Hemisphere citrus production forecasts
The citrus production in the Northern Hemisphere countries (the Mediterranean basin and the USA) should reach 21,9 million tonnes, an increase of 0,5% compared to last year. This data is part of the effort undertaken by Freshfel Europe together with SHAFFE to improve the transparency of information available..... 0 comments

Japan donates $3.9m for citrus scheme
The Southern Fruit Research Institute has launched a Japanese Government-funded project to help citrus farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta apply modern farming techniques.Its director, Nguyen Minh Chau, said the US$3.9 million project was aimed at improving farmers’ lives by upgrading local agricultural..... 0 comments

Spain: Valencia, citrus season start slowed by rain
Heavy rainfalls have delayed the start of the citrus campaign in Spain. In the areas of Alicante and Valencia in particular the rain has allowed a gradual harvesting since early September.Early varieties, Marisol in particular - which are not high in volumes but have a good positioning in EU export markets..... 0 comments

Citrus production in India on the increase
The citrus production in India has increased in the last few years, with new plantations in the north and central regions of the country. The crop area is 11% of agricultural land. A rise in Australian imports to India has been reported this week, and according to Vedprakash Sharma from the Indian Society..... 0 comments

US: Growers/Packers move forward with new citrus canker shipping rule
Dan Richey, Riverfront Groves & Packing, Vero Beach, FLFlorida citrus growers, packers, shippers, and their customers in other U. S. citrus producing states and territories celebrate a new USDA rule allowing Florida fruit to return to those markets. Vero Beach grower-packer-shipper Dan Richey at..... 0 comments

USDA ends ban on Florida citrus shipments
Federal officials have lifted a ban on commercial citrus shipments from Florida to the 10 other states and U.S. territories that grow the crops.The U.S. Department of Agriculture lifted the ban Thursday, 3 years after it quarantined Florida oranges and grapefruits because of crop pests and diseases.Research..... 0 comments

Iran withdraws higher valuation on kinno import
Iranian authorities on Thursday withdrew their decision of increasing valuation on Pakistani kinno imports from $400 per ton to $1,300 per ton.According to a press release of Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Company (Phdec), the customs authorities of Iran had last week taken unilateral..... 0 comments

US: Feds lift ban on shipping Florida commercial citrus
Floridians who want to ship commercial citrus to Aunt Gertrude in Louisiana or Uncle Bill in California will now be allowed to do so. Shipping backyard fruit is still a no-no.A federal ban on the shipment of Florida citrus fruit to 10 citrus-producing states and territories is being lifted Thursday, a..... 0 comments

US: Feared citrus pest found in San Luis
A feared citrus pest has finally made an appearance in Arizona, with the discovery of a single Asian citrus psyllid in a sticky trap in a residential area of San Luis, Ariz.The find was confirmed Wednesday by John Caravetta, associate director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture. He said the insect was..... 0 comments

Smaller Florida citrus crops combine with lower juice inventories to push up farm prices.
US (FL): Top citrus economist sees a profitable new season
Florida citrus growers should see farm prices increase more than 12 percent for juice oranges and nearly double for juice grapefruit, promising a return to profitability in 2009-10 after many sunk into the red last season.Falling global inventories of orange juice and Florida inventories of grapefruit juice..... 0 comments

US (FL): OJ Ads worth the tax hit on growers
Orange growers got an extra $5.10 in their wallets for every tax dollar taken out by the Florida Department of Citrus.So concluded Neil Canter, president of Marketing Accountability Partnership (MAP) of Norwalk, Conn., in his newest annual study of advertising effectiveness commissioned by the Citrus..... 0 comments

Kinnow export in doldrums: Iran raises customs duty
Iran has raised custom duty from $400 Per ton to $1300 Dollar per ton putting the Pakistan’s Kinnow export to Iran at risk, claimed traders and exporter on Wednesday.Iran charges 45% custom duty on base value of product which last year was 400 $ US Dollar Per ton. This season it has been increased 1300 $ Us..... 0 comments

US: New citrus canker rule to go into effect thursday
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike SparksFlorida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks confirms industry rumors that a new citrus canker rule will go into effect Thursday. The rule is great news to Florida’s fresh fruit growers and packers, as it re-opens their ability to market fruit in other citrus producing states...... 0 comments

US (CA): Tiny citrus critter requires big-time pest control
Facing dreaded citrus psyllid, small Valley nurseries also threatened by protection costs.The much-feared Asian citrus psyllid hasn't been found in a San Joaquin Valley grove yet, but it may already be taking its toll on some citrus nurseries.Over the past six months, several of the state's larger nursery..... 0 comments

US: Citrus crop looking good for growers, buyers, estimates show
A forecast indicating that Florida’s orange crop will be 14.5 percent less than last year’s was welcomed as good news by citrus growers.Even better news for Indian River District growers, the grapefruit forecast is for only a 9 percent decline from last year’s crop,Doug Bournique, executive vice president of..... 0 comments

October 16th
Oriental Orchard welcomes you to the Fifth Guanxi Honey Pomelo Festival
Honey Pomelo have been cultivated in China for centuries, the Guanxi Honey pomelo for more than 500 years in Pinghe County, in the Fujian Province. Since 2005 the government of Pinghe County have been holding the Guanxi Honey Pomelo Festival on October 16th every year. Thousands of honey pomelo dealers and..... 0 comments

Aereal spray applications for citrus psyllid – ideal window upcoming
IRCL Exec Doug Bournique According to citrus researchers, one of the ideal times for citrus psyllid control applications is coming up late October through mid-November. Indian River Citrus League’s Doug Bournique says there’s been lots of collaboration on aereal low volume spray trials and that growers are..... 0 comments

Kinnow export in doldrums: Iran raises customs duty
Iran has raised custom duty from $400 Per ton to $1300 Dollar per ton putting the Pakistan’s Kinnow export to Iran at risk, claimed traders and exporter on Wednesday.Iran charges 45% custom duty on base value of product which last year was 400 $ US Dollar Per ton. This season it has been increased 1300 $ Us..... 0 comments

Morocco's 2009-2010 citrus output to increase by 10%
Morocco's 2009-2010 citrus output will reach about 1.4 million tonnes, that is a 10% increase compared to the previous agricultural season, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries said on Tuesday. The ministry, which has released its forecast for citrus output, is also banking on an average yield of 20.4..... 0 comments

US: Citrus farmers build war chest to fight disease
Seeking to keep at bay a disease that could cripple the billion-dollar-plus California citrus business, farmers are expected to start generating a war chest to fight the disease and the insect that carries it.In its first year, the disease prevention program would raise $1.7 million by levying a..... 0 comments

AU: Winds hit Queensland fruit
Parts of Queensland are dealing with fire, dust and thunderstorms this week.But if that's not enough, some regions are also being battered by strong winds.Michael McMahon grows citrus near Bundaberg, and he says the fruit is at a very early stage in its growth cycle and is very susceptible to wind..... 0 comments

US: Medfly protection expands to Broward County
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that Florida has added more troops to its defense against the Mediterranean fruit fly with sterile fly releases over an expanded area of South Florida.The additional release area in Broward County is a proactive measure to expand the..... 0 comments

Bullish Fla orange estimate surprises analysts, rallies market
A bullish Florida orange crop estimate grabbed orange juice traders' attention Friday morning, and they responded by rallying futures prices to six-week highs.November frozen concentrated orange juice traded on ICE Futures U.S. surged to highs not seen since Aug. 24, on news that the U.S. Agriculture..... 0 comments

US: Florida's orange crop will shrink this year
Florida's orange crop will decrease this year by 14.5 percent making crop levels lower than previous years.Combined with current inventory, consistent supplies of high-quality Florida orange juice will be available in the U.S. and international markets.The 2009 crop estimate, released today by the U.S...... 0 comments

Psyllid woes already have devastated some crops in Florida.
US: Citrus pest bugs farmers in California
Tom Mulholland is girding for battle against a tiny enemy that could devastate the orange grove he has spent his life cultivating. His adversary: the Asian citrus psyllid, a fruit-fly-sized insect with red eyes and a long, leaf-penetrating beak.The psyllid, which can carry an incurable disease fatal to..... 0 comments

China: Fuhuida Co. specialise in managing the agricultural supply chain.
FUHUIDA CO. LTD, established in 1998, specialise in managing the agricultural supply chain. Working together with the farming industry, Fuhuida provides world quality agricultural products that are marketed around the world. With the establishment of a logistics centre platform, a business model is created..... 0 comments

LatinLemon
High quality fresh lemons the exporting strategy for Argentina
Latin Lemon was represented at the Asia Fruit Logisticaby by Mr. Pedro Omodeo. Latin Lemon exports in the counter season to Europe and Russia and are currently trying to reach Asia through Hong Kong with its first participation at the fair. Tucuman is the first world region to produce fresh lemons for..... 0 comments

South Africa: Grapefruit bad news for diabetics
Grapefruit juice can be bad for people on a certain diabetes medication, a pharmacologist from the University of KwaZulu-Natal has discovered.Dr Peter Owira's research found that patients with type 2 diabetes who are taking the medication metformin (Bigsens, Forminal, Glucophage) are at risk of developing..... 0 comments

US: California farmers trying to wipe out bugs
The US Department of Agricultural Research has put resources into fighting the Asian citrus psyllid, a fruit-fly-sized insect with a long, leaf-penetrating beak.The psyllid carries an incurable disease fatal to citrus trees.The bug has already been seen in the area of California where the state's $1.6..... 0 comments

Brazil: With experience in the Middle East and Europe, Gibran seeks to expand the Asian market
Gibran with its experience in citrus, aspires to participate in fairs such as the Asia Fruit Logistica, in which you can reach markets that so far are inaccessable. Ederson Nogueira, Commercial Manager of Gibran comments about this.Gibran has increasing interest in the area, particularly in China. Since..... 0 comments

India: Lemon prices surge 22 per cent
Lemon prices in the national capital have soared by more than 22 per cent over the past month to touch Rs 110 a kg due to floods in the southern states that have affected the harvest of the citrus fruit causing a slowdown in arrivals.The citrus fruit, used to enhance the taste of food items and as an..... 0 comments

Turkey: Aksun expects good lemon season
AKSUN, the leading exporters of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables from Turkey got their citrus season underway with lemons!To meet the ever growing demand of European importers, loading has begun with the Meyer variety of lemons and currently enjoying daily 7/8 truckloads a day with the Enterdonato variety. “The..... 0 comments

Jamaica: Citrus growers snubbed for US$1.5m of imports
Juice manufacturers are importing more than 150,000 gallons of frozen orange juice concentrate annually, costing more than US$1.5 million ($134 million), while the local citrus industry struggles to sell its produce.Fears in the agriculture ministry are that a continuation of imports could leave local citrus..... 0 comments

US: Aerial attack launched on Plaquemines citrus groves
Plaquemines Parish citrus farmers are fighting back against the Asian citrus psyllid, a gnat-size insect that can transmit "greening disease," a condition that kills citrus trees.The citrus industry in Plaquemines, with 500 to 600 acres of citrus trees and 100 growers, is the center of the state's $6.4..... 0 comments

India: Orange prices soar northwards
The city may be famous for its oranges but the prices of the fruit are heading northwards steadily. The cost is expected to rise further once the direct shipping of the better quality oranges from the farms in the Vidarbha region to far off destinations, both nationally and internationally, starts.As of now,..... 0 comments

US: Treasure Coast citrus growers hope for new rules on citrus shipments and better ways to fight disease
Members of the Indian River Citrus League got some uplifting news Monday at the organization’s 79th annual meeting.The grower trade association, which represents citrus growers and packers from Daytona to West Palm Beach, were told the 2006 rule by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, banning the shipment of..... 0 comments

Vietnam: Wrong pomelo leaves farmers with bitter taste
Having been given the wrong variety of pomelo in much of the northern province of Phu Tho, thousands of famers have suffered huge losses due to massive harvest failures.Pomelo grown in Doan Hung District has long been well-known for its quality, so provincial authorities in 2003 launched a project to..... 0 comments

SA Veracruz
Argentina: High expectations for global growth for citrus in Asia
Maria Victoria Seleme from SA Veracruz - Argentina, commented on the expectations of her company that is specialized in the production and export of citrus to Asia.SA Veracruz, specializes in the citrus sector, particularly lemons, oranges and tangerines. By the year 2010, they will have a plant which can..... 0 comments

India: Baglung citrus farmers happy lot
Farmers in Baglung district are elated as they have sold their oranges before these ripened while farmers in other districts are lamenting that they are not getting proper price and market for their oranges.Farmers in Bhakunde VDC of Baglung, who grow oranges commercially, get enough money without much..... 0 comments

US (FL): Plaquemines to spray citrus crop next week
Plaquemines Parish will spray its citrus crop next week in an effort to stem the spread of citrus greening disease, parish officials have announced.Officials said the disease transmitted by an insect called the Asian Citrus Psyllid, is a threat to the parish's $4.1 million dollar industry. Aerial spraying..... 0 comments

US: State's citrus crop less than $1 billion
A crash in farm prices for oranges that began in January 2008 plus declining orange juice sales for most of last season sent the value of Florida's orange crop below $1 billion for the first time in four years.Florida growers produced 189.1 million boxes of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and tangelos during..... 0 comments

Ghana: Farmers want education on export rules
Growers of citrus fruits have stated that they find the country’s export rules complex and difficult to comprehend.This they say deters them from sourcing for ready buyers of their products in the international market. This concern was expressed by Nana Entsie Okor I, a citrus farmer, in an interview in..... 0 comments

Georgian citrus may return to Russian market
After a three-year pause, Georgia may start citrus exports to Russia, said yesterday the Minister of Agriculture of Adjara of (Georgia Autonomous Republic) Emzar Dzirkvadze. According to the official, this year the Georgian citrus crops could be exported to the Russian market through the territory of..... 0 comments

AU: Negotiations over Timbercorp's Riverland citrus
The liquidators of the failed agribusiness Timbercorp will today negotiate to continue managing citrus properties in South Australia's Riverland.KordaMentha took over the management in April after Timbercorp's collapse, forging an agreement with citrus managers AgriExchange.The contract covers about 25 per..... 0 comments

USDA Citrus Forecast “Live” broadcast Oct 9, 2009
The annual Citrus Crop Forecast from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) will be broadcast “live” on Southeast AgNet Radio Network for the 14th consecutive year at 8:29 a.m. Friday, October 9, 2009. [Citrus Statistics Administrator Candi Erick] Citrus..... 0 comments

US (FL): Citrus acreage holding steady
A drive down U.S. 27 tells us there is less citrus acreage in Highlands County, but we're still No. 3.And according to the latest Florida Agricultural Statistics Service report, Highlands is still No. 4 in the number of citrus trees.The best news: Highlands is No. 2 in citrus production."We're replanting..... 0 comments

US: Why your citrus may be getting more expensive
A tiny insect known as the Asian citrus psyllid, is threatening to spread a disease which could severely damage citrus orchards world wide. Psyllids are known carriers of a disease called citrus greening disease (Huanglongbing). The disease spoils the affected crop for consumption, and then kills the..... 0 comments

China: Honey Pomelo fruit cracking led to decreasing output in place of origin
As predicted by Pinghe Agriculture Bureau in Xiamen, China, the harvest of Honey Pomelos for export was expected to be 20% more than last season, from 100,000 tons last season to 120,000 tons this season.Unfortunately, due to a heavy downpour in week 37, the predicted 20% increase in output was destroyed..... 0 comments

AU: Citrus levy cut
The amount South Australian citrus growers have to pay to the Citrus Growers Fund will be reduced by 50 cents from this Thursday - to 65 cents per tonne.Until December, growers will also be able to claim a 50 cent per tonne refund for contributions made since the Australian Citrus Growers Association stopped..... 0 comments

Bartolome Del Bono - ATCITRUS:
Argentina: Tucuman lemons continue exploration stage into the Asian market and seek phytosanitary understanding to begin exporting.
The season of lemons from Tucuman to the northern hemisphere takes place between March and September, therefore being the main supplier from the southern hemisphere. The overall capacity of Argentina, and Tucumán in particular, to supply the northern hemisphere's demand for lemons is known worldwide...... 0 comments