Citrus
California farms, ranches and agricultural business will lose between $5.9 billion and $8.6 billion in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study commissioned by ag groups.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has removed a Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine in San Bernardino County, Calif.
Jac. Vandenberg Inc., Tarrytown, N.Y., will be marketing grapes under the Sunrays brand this winter and launching a new website for the brand.
An adult Asian citrus psyllid found in a commercial grove in Riverside County has tested positive for Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the bacteria that causes Huanglongbing.
Michael Walsh, a commodity manager at Seald Sweet, is retiring after more than four decades in the produce industry.
AC Brands has hired Evan Pence as vice president of international procurement.
Bee Sweet Citrus, Fowler, Calif., is ready to be part of back-to-school plans, even if students are studying at home.
Lone Star Citrus, Mission, Texas, has hired Kevin Roberts to its sales team.
Researchers are contacting organic citrus growers for help in developing a holistic approach in battling citrus greening disease, also known as huanglongbing/HLB.
Fruit World, Reedley, Calif., is introducing high-graphic recyclable packaging as it enters the citrus season with increased availability of California mandarins and other citrus.
The Sunkist brand is pretty much synonymous with top-quality citrus, but 127-year-old Valencia, Calif.-based Sunkist Growers Inc. also is earning an exceptional reputation for its sustainability program.
The University of Florida has received federal grants nearly $4.5 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grants to fight citrus greening, aka huanglongbing/HLB.
California Citrus Mutual, Florida Citrus Mutual, and Texas Citrus Mutual are supporting Congressman Jim Costa, D - Fresno, to be the new chair of the House Agriculture Committee.
TerraFresh Organics, an organic fruit company supplying organic citrus, mangos, stone fruit and grapes to North America, is prepared for a solid organic Mexican citrus season.
Don Limón – the international fresh fruit exporter-importer – is excited to announce the launch of its retail partnership program to offer greater flexibility as the trend towards direct sourcing intensifies.
Los Angeles-based grower/packer/shipper Progressive Produce will see an expanded organic Heirloom Navel orange program towards the end of the year and into the first quarter of 2021.
The company is designing a 25,000-square-foot cold storage facility on premises at the Fort Pierce headquarters to store valencia oranges.
Organic pears maintained the top spot on PMG the week of Nov. 30, but citrus showed strong interest overall, taking six of the top 20 spots.
Thirty five percent of customers purchased lemons within the past 12 months, and tend to be a favorite among high-income families with no kids as well as Hispanics.
Drought conditions in Mexico’s citrus regions have cut the country’s 2020 orange crop potential by nearly half, but fresh citrus shipments to the U.S. will only suffer minor reductions, according to the USDA.
The Chilean Citrus has moved the bulk of its consumer and trade marketing campaigns online this summer, during the COVID-19 pandemic
At United Fresh LIVE!, Sunkist Growers is sharing a sneak peek of the interactive “Sunkist Island,” a simulated orange grove experience that will be promoted in select export markets.
Bee Sweet Citrus has introduced a wash line to ensure fruit is free of the Asian citrus psyllid, which spread huanglongbing, aka HLB.
Federal trade and agriculture officials have rescheduled hearings for growers to testify on how foreign trade is harming U.S. agriculture, with a focus on the effects of Mexican produce imports on southwest growers.
Summer Citrus from South Africa has finished another successful consumer promotion, Here Comes the Sun.
Chilean navel oranges are riding the wave of popularity the citrus category is seeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has removed a Mexican fruit fly quarantine area in Harlingen, Texas.
A year ago, the trend in the produce industry was toward reducing or even eliminating packaging.
A molecular geneticist has discovered a novel class of antimicrobial peptide which may help to treat the dreaded citrus greening disease that poses a threat to California’s citrus industry.