Citrus
The Vancouver, British Columbia-based marketer also is unveiling its seedless Daisy and Dekopon mandarin citrus selections from Australia.
The USDA says Florida citrus producers voted to amend the federal marketing order regulating the handling of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and pummelos grown in the state.
Invaio Sciences says the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has approved its application technology that aims to suppress citrus greening in oranges.
The Valencia, Calif.-based fresh citrus cooperative is allocating additional resources to its category management and consumer insights program by appointing a senior director of category management and marketing.
Based on feedback from the state, USDA extended the designation of commercial citrus-producing area to Alabama to provide growers with federal protections from citrus pests and diseases.
The new report projects that Chilean lemon exports will rise 8.8%, with mandarin exports growing by 7.3%.
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, are looking for new ways to combat huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening, through disease resistance.
A California-based citrus brand is gearing up for a zestful celebration Dec. 20-23 at Tops Friendly Markets as part of its nationwide “Peelz on Wheelz” Citrus Road Tour.
For every pound of Little Smoochies mandarins purchased at North Carolina Harris Teeter locations from March 6-12, Consalo Family Farms will donate a pound of mandarin oranges to a food bank.
Some may think of citrus fruit as strictly a winter crop, yet summer varieties are increasingly appearing on consumers’ radar — and in their shopping carts.
The state’s orange production was up 4% from the previous season, and grapefruit production increased 7%, the USDA reports.
New Rochelle, N.Y.-based LGS Specialty Sales expects an early start for Moroccan citrus this season.
A new promotion from Valencia, Spain-based SanLucar and the Walt Disney Company will feature the catchphrase “Dive into fun with sweet fruits” with themes from the movie Vaiana 2.
The USDA has announced its intent to purchase up to $25 million in fresh citrus from domestic producers to distribute to food banks and nutrition assistance programs.
The Reedley, Calif.-based company says it is offering increasing volumes of organic lemons, sweet limes, grapefruit, and navel oranges this season — including newly certified organic washington navels.
Giveaways, promotions and more will mark the start of the season, which officially runs from January to April.
The increasing impact of citrus greening is clouding the long-term outlook, however, according to a report from the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
New Georgia Sunnies brand helps local, small growers to bring citrus to market at select Kroger stores throughout Georgia.
The cooperative’s advertising campaign emphasizes the efforts of its family of farms to make Sunkist a household name.
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says the move seeks to prevent the spread of the bacterial infection to non-infested areas in the U.S.
Growers in the main U.S. winter citrus production areas share reports from the field.
The trees only have been tested in greenhouses and in university labs so far, but plans call for expanding into field testing at the university within a year.
The grower-packer-shipper says it anticipates good volume through April for the fruit, known for its reddish magenta internal color and berry-like flavor.
Both the grower-shipper and cooperative will donate $100,000 to the American Red Cross and fresh citrus fruit to local food banks.
The consumer goods and food delivery company will deliver special limited-edition boxes with six Sumo citrus in New York and Los Angeles.
Aiming to make organics more accessible, the company says it designed the packs to target smaller households and waste-conscious consumers.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture added more of the Mission Viejo area to the state’s huanglongbing quarantine.
In its third year, the grower cooperative’s initiative promotes citrus’ health benefits to drive traffic to produce departments.
The custom-designed 10-pound cartons and packaging marks the year of the snake and can hold navel or cara cara oranges or pummelos.
The new quarantine includes the Santa Ana area of Orange County.