Citrus
With Chilean lemons, mandarins, and navels all in bountiful supply, the Chilean Citrus Committee has launched an innovative program with a leading shopping rewards app.
The Giumarra Companies announces the expansion of its domestic citrus program with the addition of a new influx of California-grown mandarins in October.
Limoneira Co. announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wileman Bros. & Elliott, Inc., to come together to sell their combined citrus volumes under the One World of Citrus Alliance.
For Delano, Calif.-based Wonderful Citrus, the California mandarin season kicks off in November when Wonderful Halos return to stores, said Dave Rooke, senior vice president of sales.
The current drought in California is forcing growers to take a hard look at their permanent plantings such as citrus trees, says Matt Dusi, analyst for Wells Fargo Commercial Banking.
For the California citrus industry, COVID-19 and the severe Western drought have resulted in staggering increases in farming and production costs for growers.
The severe drought is contributing to what could be a decline in output for California citrus in 2021-22, industry leaders say.
Chelsea, Mass.-based Morning Kiss Organic will offer several organic citrus products in Bio-Able packaging that is 100% recyclable and degradable.
In the new Disney film “Encanto”, the cheerful Madrigal family from Colombia experiences a truly fortunate adventure.
University of Florida citrus faculty secure federal funding in ongoing fight against citrus greening
University of Florida citrus researchers continue to provide innovative leadership in the fight against the devastating disease Huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening disease.
Florida’s 2021/22 orange crop shrunk by 2% in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s December crop production forecast, compared with the October estimate.
California’s citrus domestic season is in full swing, and the Bee Sweet Citrus team is happy to report the arrival of its winter citrus line.
The Cold Hardy Citrus Association (CHCA) will debut their newly created regional brand—Sweet Valley Citrus—at the New York Produce Show on December 15, 2021.
As rain and expected cold weather sweep through the citrus belt of California, growers are looking forward to the positive effects that this weather is bringing.
The USDA, in cooperation with the Alabama agriculture officials, is establishing quarantines for Huanglongbing (HLB; citrus greening) in all of Baldwin and Mobile Counties in Alabama.
With good amounts of moisture during the growing season, citrus production and exports in Australia are expected to grow significantly for the 2021-22 marketing years, according to a UDSA report.
The assessment evaluates pest risk presented by lemon, grapefruit, mandarin and sweet orange shipments from Botswana to the U.S. for consumption.
From citrus to other fruits, these crops are essential to the state’s economy but also provide opportunities for retailers to meet consumer demand.
Acreage shifts over the past decade demonstrate the big gains made by the small fruit.
California rains are delaying harvest of some strawberries and citrus, and is making vegetable planting problematic.
Florida citrus country was almost paradise when Fred Gmitter went to the University of Florida in Gainesville to study for his Ph.D. during the 1980s.
Citrus growers all over the world are fighting against huanglongbing, aka HLB and citrus greening disease.
You may not have heard about Florida citrus being produced with the Citrus Under Protective Screens (CUPS) yet.
If Florida citrus growers are forced by disease or other pressures to cut back acreage on their first love, what other crops can serve as alternatives?
1981 was the first year in the industry for Dan Richey, president, and chief executive officer of Vero Beach, Fla.-based citrus grower-shipper Riverfront Groves Inc.
Maitland, Fla.-based Florida Citrus Packers honored Quentin J. Roe with its John T. Lesley Award for Excellence at Packinghouse Day on Aug. 25.
Tom Spreen, professor emeritus at the University of Florida, came to Florida in 1977 as a “green” assistant professor of economics, fresh out of Purdue.
Citrus utilized production for the 2021-22 season totaled 5.61 million tons, down 19% from the 2020-21 season, according to a new report from the USDA.
Still battling disease pressures, Florida citrus growers continue to cut their acreage, a new report shows.
In Greek mythology, Zeus condemned King Sisyphus to roll an immense rock up a hill, only to have that rock roll down on Sisyphus when he was nearly at the top.