Citrus
Johnston Farms, Edison, Calif., is adding capacity to pack more satsuma mandarins during the peak season, said Derek Vaughn, citrus sales manager.
Citrus volume out of Texas as of mid-January was on pace with last year, and growers were not reporting any major quality problems.
Organic citrus growers in California and Texas are reporting ample supplies of good-quality fruit this season, with demand continuing to expand.
Patagonia Orchards LLC has added a second grower to boost its output of organic citrus.
Dole Food Co. has discontinued its line of Dole Organic Salad Kits to concentrate on the development of other organic products.
Braga Fresh Family Farms, Del Rey Avocado and Suntreat received recognition from Whole Foods as part of the retailer’s annual Supplier Awards program.
U.S. imports of both fruits and vegetables increased moderately in 2019, new trade figures reveal.
Aija Paolillo is the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension citrus agent for DeSoto, Hardee and Manatee counties.
New U.S. Department of Agriculture agricultural projections to 2029 Tv forecast consistent growth in the value of U.S. fresh produce and nut crops but flat export sales.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking comments on a pest risk assessment on U.S. imports of pummelo from Vietnam.
About 50 growers in California’s Ojai Valley in Ventura County have begun harvest pixie tangerines.
Despite consistent long-term opposition from some U.S. citrus leaders, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved U.S. imports of Chinese pummelo, nanfeng honey mandarin, ponkan, sweet orange, and satsuma mandarins.
Suntreat Packing & Shipping Co., Dinuba, Calif., has donated citrus to New York City, the hotspot for COVID-19 cases and deaths in the U.S.
Anthony Johnson has joined Hronis Inc., Delano, Calif., as a domestic sales associate.
Struggling Florida citrus growers face tough decisions
Florida growers set to collect smallest crop since 1945.
California’s citrus industry has a $7.12 billion economic impact, according to a study commissioned by the Citrus Research Board.
Sunkist Growers, Valencia, Calif., has promoted Jeff Gaston to managing director of North American sales and named other to regional sales positions.
Wonderful Citrus is showcasing its Halos mandarins with an animated YouTube series called “Camp Halohead.”
New fruit company TerraFresh Organics, Mill Valley, Calif., is starting out with citrus and mangoes under the Earth Greens Organic label.
The Florida citrus crop is a little bigger this year, and that has big meaning for industry leaders.
DiSilva Fruit and Morning Kiss Organic are offering a full line of conventional and organic citrus this season.
Sunkist Growers, Valencia, Calif., has hired Matt Shekoyan as vice president of strategy.
Distributor Salix Fruits ended 2019 with 30% growth over 2018, in part because of its imported Argentine lemon program in the U.S.
Bee Sweet Citrus, Fowler, Calif., is celebrating California’s history of family farms and the company’s Heirloom Navel program with a month-long digital campaign.
The new U.S.-Japan trade agreement will deliver a tariff reduction and higher safeguard levels for U.S. orange shipments, and that should translate to a moderate increase in U.S. orange exports to Japan in 2020.
LGS Specialty Sales, New Rochelle, N.Y., has started its Moroccan w. murcott season, importing the clementines through April.
Homegrown Organic Farms, Porterville, Calif., has rebranded, with a new logo and packaging design.
Citrus surged in interest during the last few days of December, taking six of the top 20 spots.
This should be a good year for Florida citrus with grower-shippers reporting good growing conditions for oranges and grapefruit, and some suppliers adding increasingly popular easy peelers.