Citrus
The halo of leadership for Delano, Calif.-based Wonderful Citrus is changing.
U.S. orange production forecasts have remained steady in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest citrus report, but Florida should expect a slight increase over last year’s final production.
Vandervoet & Associates Inc. will have valencia oranges from northwest Mexico for the first time this year, starting with early varieties in January and then regular valencias in late winter/early spring.
With winter and the height of citrus season in mind, Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s Inc. is rolling out grab-and-go pouches for two specialty citrus offerings.
The German retail organization EDEKA Group is featuring citrus treated with Apeel Science’s shelf-life extender in select stores.
DiSilva Fruit, Chelsea, Mass., is expanding its Morning Kiss Organic mandarin program.
Pro Citrus Network, Visalia, Calif., has a new brand of seedless red mandarins, the MandaRosa.
Florida agriculture leaders are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to rescind an agreement to allow certain citrus varieties from China into the U.S.
The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic affecting U.S. businesses is a multi-headed monster for the agriculture sector, and produce suppliers in California’s Kern County are no exception.
AgriCoat-NatureSeal Ltd., Berkshire, United Kingdom, has introduced a new addition to its Semperfresh line of coatings that prolongs fresh produce shelf life
The U.S. Department of Agricultures has expanded a citrus black spot quarantine in four Florida counties.
Summer Citrus from South Africa is bringing back the Taste of Summer sweepstakes, asking consumers to share their experience on social media.
A study commissioned by California’s Citrus Research Board has calculated the annual statewide costs for new regulations on growers to be $203 million statewide.
U.S. senators from both parties from citrus-producing states are asking the Senate Agriculture Committee to include $125 million in the farm bill for citrus greening research.
Compac has a new laboratory designed to be deployed directly to fields and orchards, packed with the latest in analytical sensor technologies from parent company Tomra.
Research at the University of Florida on citrus greening disease isn’t focused solely on helping trees fight the disease. Researchers also are attacking the source: the Asian citrus psyllid that spreads the disease.
Citrus fruits are trending on the Produce Market Guide. Among them are pumello, oranges and clementines.
South Africa citrus production and exports will continue to rise in 2020, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
The third and final round of U.S. Department of Agriculture 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments to assist growers suffering from trade retaliation by China and other countries are on their way in early February.
Citrus fruits enjoy a loyal organic following. Families with kids really favor organic oranges.
TerraFresh Organics, Mill Valley, Calif., has hired Lorena Garcia as director of sales and business development.
After more than 60 years, the International Organization of Citrus Virologists conference is returning to Riverside, Calif., in connection with the International Research Conference on Huanglongbing.
California growers are expected to produce 80 million cartons of navel oranges during the 2018-19 season, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s an 11% increase over last year.
The number of huanglongbing (HLB) detections in California increased 160% from 2017 to 2018, according to the California Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program.
Seven Seas has hired Brent Young as manager of sales in its Visalia, Calif., office.
Singapore-based tech company DiMuto has its first customer in the U.S., with citrus company Fancher Creek Packing using its Track & Trace blockchain technology.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Limoneira Co. has a new consumer app called Nature’s Pharmacy.
Mandarins continue to gain popularity throughout the U.S., grower-shippers say.
The citrus industry in California’s Ventura County is going to the dogs.
Fowler Packing Co. Inc., Fresno, Calif. will debut its Peelz mandarin brand in November, according to a news release.