5/18/2012 11:19:10 AM -
South African citrus growers have resolved their Durban port muddle over exports to Russia, getting shipping lines to give them two week’s advance notice about berthing points.
5/17/2012 12:35:33 PM -
Fruit exports are delayed to countries of Eastern Europe, especially Russia. Because of the moisture, it was impossible to perform tasks with citrus. A year with non-encouraging prices is expected.
5/16/2012 10:38:26 AM -
The internet became the new field where more and more citrus producers compete, transferring their plantations to the virtual world with the end objective of getting better commercial margins and compensating for the price drop at origin.
5/14/2012 11:01:42 AM -
Fruit flies are causing a stir in many parts of the world right now. A recent find of the species Bactrocera invadens in Limpopo is worrying growers in South Africa.
5/11/2012 11:44:00 AM -
An analysis of the current situation of the lemon sector in the area of Siracusa thanks the opinion of some producers of the area.
5/10/2012 11:19:05 AM -
Another disease is providing a potential threat in California. A fungus has been discovered, once again on a domestic tree, in LA County, that poses a risk to fruit trees.
5/9/2012 11:44:04 AM -
This amount is 49% more than in the same period of last year and almost double of the amount exported in 2010. Companies in Almería send mandarins to Moldavia and Saudi Arabia and lemons to Sweden and Russia.
5/8/2012 11:23:57 AM -
South African soft citrus sales have been depressed by 10-20% year-on-year in the U.K. this season, with some growers reporting slightly smaller sized fruit and a week’s delay.
5/7/2012 10:49:01 AM -
Residents of California concerned over the possibility of continuing mass pesticide spraying for Asian psyllids have been reassured that it is unlikely.
5/3/2012 10:47:34 AM -
In the first six months of the growing season, it rained accordingly to expectations of citrus producers from São Paulo. But since March, there has not been much rain and producers are worried, according to Cepea investigators.
5/2/2012 11:09:14 AM -
In an interview with FreshPlaza, Stanislav Poluektov, representative of Russian fruit and vegetables import company, Eurofruit-SPb confirms that currently, the main products from Latin America that are demanded by the Russian market are apples, pears and citrus.
4/27/2012 10:19:14 AM -
Australian citrus growers are taking part in an experiment that is set to demonstrate the potential impact of climate change on their industry.
4/26/2012 11:29:11 AM -
Uruguay has begun its citrus season successfully. "The harvest is going well, we have already begun with Satsumas and Clementines, following the first oranges (Navelinas) and Clemenvilla shortly.
4/25/2012 10:06:46 AM -
Orange juice imports to the EEUU fell 37% in February this year. This is the first clear indication that the FDA testing program is impacting on domestic supplies.
4/24/2012 10:41:13 AM -
According to Toine van Hoof of FRS the citrus trade is not doing too well at the moment. "Especially the last two months it is worse.
4/23/2012 11:17:50 AM -
The Asian citrus psyllid is on the move. According to state agricultural officials the pest has spread to Riverside County. The officials are going to start spraying the area to try and halt its progress.
4/19/2012 11:17:51 AM -
Citrus growers in the Murray Valley have been advised to leave the smaller fruits on the trees this year to ensure that they maximise their returns.
4/18/2012 10:56:04 AM -
Orange juice futures settled slightly higher Monday on speculative buying as the market appears to be consolidating following its fall last week to an18-month low, analysts said.
4/17/2012 10:21:21 AM -
Australia's largest mandarin grower has developed a seedless variety. Queensland based Gayndah Packers says its new seedless imperial mandarins will be on sale in supermarkets as of next year.
4/16/2012 10:24:20 AM -
Frost and unusually cold April temperatures have caused somewhere in the vicinity of 120 million Euro worth of damage to apples, mandarins, pears, cherries, plums, peaches, apricots and strawberries in Croatia.
4/13/2012 11:14:22 AM -
Parts of California have been hit by a huge hailstorm that has caused damage to many crops - mainly in Tulare and King's Counties.
4/12/2012 10:54:27 AM -
Two different insecticides are currently being used in California to kill Asian psyllids, after the recent discovery of a citrus greening infected tree.
4/11/2012 10:53:27 AM -
The most recent USDA production forecasts for two varieties of California citrus show a change from previous estimates. Estimated production for grapefruit was up while forecast tangerine production decreased.
4/10/2012 10:59:27 AM -
With the coming into force of the safety law from the United states Department of Agriculture (USDA), reviews and returned shipments, has increased, due to the lack of security in safety seal pallets.
4/4/2012 10:41:48 AM -
Yesterday the quarantine area was declared after last week's discovery of citrus greening in California. The area covers 93 square miles in the Hacienda Heights area of LA County and a portion of Orange County.
3/30/2012 10:25:21 AM -
On 15th March, 2012, in Acireale (Sicily), a technical meeting on pot citrus growing took place. The pot citrus growing is a sector of citrus nursery with a high economic value in Sicily.
3/29/2012 10:44:51 AM -
Ask any Florida citrus grower what tops the worry list right now and it's probably citrus greening disease. However, another potent threat has reared its head and there are warning being sounded that this, too, could be a big problem for the industry once it really gets started - black spot.
3/28/2012 10:36:07 AM -
Chinese scientists have sequenced the genome of the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis), marking the first time that a Chinese research team has independently determined the genome sequence of a fruit crop.
3/27/2012 10:42:04 AM -
As several of California's lemon-growing regions wind down production, total output for the 2011-2012 season is anticipated to be down from last year. A dry year has also led to reports of smaller sizes in some areas.
3/26/2012 11:09:14 AM -
Due to weather that pushed up the grapefruit season in Florida, production will last for about two more weeks. This puts the timing of the season approximately two weeks earlier than usual.
3/23/2012 11:38:50 AM -
It's a disappointment to some that there is not yet a cure for citrus greening disease, but, even more disappointing is the fact that, were one to be discovered today, it is likely that growers would have to wait several years before they could access it.
3/22/2012 9:35:42 AM -
The leader from the Tucuman Citrus Association, Roberto Sánchez Loria, said that the drought is forcing up to a month delay on the harvest begin, so this year's harvest is estimated to start mid April.
3/21/2012 9:33:09 AM -
The Western Australian harvest of red grapefruit has commenced and there are expectations of a bumper crop this year, exceeding over 2,000 tonnes.
3/19/2012 11:14:32 AM -
Riverland citrus growers are looking forward to a better year than last. The prices were so low last season that many left their fruit to rot, rather than wasting money on harvesting it.
3/16/2012 10:33:06 AM -
Sean Harper is currently thinning out his peach trees in preparation for harvest. Just four years ago he didn't have any peach trees. Sean, like many Florida citrus growers, is turning to peaches as a more reliable source of income than the traditional crop of the state. He does not now have a single orange tree.
3/15/2012 11:17:35 AM -
The Producers' Organization Rosaria gives notice about the huge damages in its citrus orchards due to the bad weather in early March.
3/14/2012 10:54:02 AM -
Harvesting is halted on a property in Tatuí, southwest of Sao Paulo, in Brazil. About 60% of the production is lost on the ground, informed Globo Rural.
3/13/2012 11:08:04 AM -
Orange juice futures closed firmer on Thursday as market players adjusted positions prior to the release of a USDA report on Friday.
3/12/2012 11:22:31 AM -
The Ministry of Agriculture has signed four agreements for projects relating to technical support for the agricultural industry.
3/9/2012 9:58:20 AM -
Heavy downpours in Australia’s New South Wales state have hit fruit farmers hard, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported.
3/8/2012 10:24:45 AM -
The sector is going through an real price crisis due to competition from Turkey, that is winning a share of the citrus market from Murcia. Producers in the region keep looking for new markets in order to keep exporting.
3/7/2012 9:38:53 AM -
The president of the Tucuman Citrus Association (CTA), Roberto Sánchez Loria, referred to this year's production being affected by the drought: "For now, it's not an alarming situation."
3/6/2012 10:02:37 AM -
Mexican lime producers in Michoacán state are uprooting their orchards and converting them to sugar cane following over production and citrus greening disease problems.
3/5/2012 10:25:07 AM -
Orange juice futures closed higher Friday for the fourth straight session as investors continued to build on the more than 10 percent gain in February, brokers said.
