Latest News From Clementines

“Despite a late start to the harvest season due to unusually warm weather, producers expect a solid crop later in the year,” the report said.

The USDA has purchased more than 450,000 cartons of mandarins and tangerines for the agency’s child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs.

A doubling of domestic production and a quadrupling of imports has helped the retail per capita availability of fresh tangerines/tangelos and mandarins rise 187% since 2000, USDA statistics show.

Making sense of the mandarin’s place in the citrus world.

The severe drought is contributing to what could be a decline in output for California citrus in 2021-22, industry leaders say.

Jac. Vandenberg, Inc.’s SUNRAYS Mandarin BIO bags has been named the 2021 Eco Excellence Award for Best Snack for its innovative, sustainable packaging.

Citrus marketers have benefitted from great consumer interest during the COVID-19 pandemic and that isn’t likely to change anytime soon, Christina Ward thinks.

Strawberries enjoyed a third week in a row at No. 1 on PMG, while pummelos bumped oranges down to take the No. 2 spot, landing oranges at No. 3.

Strawberries retained the No. 1 spot on PMG the week of Feb. 1, but apples rose from No. 8 the previous week to take the No. 2 slot.

Fresno, Calif.-based Fowler Packing, which markets mandarins under its Peelz brand, has expanded its offerings to include organic mandarins and dekopon mandarins.

Pummelo, oranges and strawberries carried the top three spots on PMG for the third week in a row, while lettuce rose three places to No. 4, and apples gained four spots to complete the top 5.

LGS Specialty Sales, a leading importer of citrus, avocados, grapes, and persimmons, announces a limited-time offering of pink packaging for the Darling Clementine® line ahead of Valentine’s Day.

Pummelos, oranges and strawberries maintained the top three spots on PMG the week of Jan. 11, but mandarins rose from No. 11 the previous week to No. 4, and cabbage, previously No. 12, moved up to the No. 5 spot.

Although USDA's NASS estimated that California’s navel orange crop will be about 42 million 80-pound boxes this season, some grower-shippers estimate that number might be a bit on the heavy side.

Consumers typically turn to citrus to load up on vitamin C during cold and flu season, but this year, suppliers hope they’ll stock up on even more grapefruit, oranges, mandarins and lemons to keep COVID-19 at bay.

Pummelos and oranges maintained the top two spots on PMG the first week of January, but strawberries rejoined the list at No. 3.

Citrus surged in interest during the last few days of December, taking six of the top 20 spots.

Avocados bounced from No. 7 the week of Nov. 30 to take the lead spot on PMG the week of Nov. 7.

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.

Wonderful Halos is starting its 2020 season with a marketing campaign focusing on the consistent quality and sweetness of the mandarins.

DiSilva Fruit and Morning Kiss Organic are ready to deliver delicious, vitamin-packed organic and conventional citrus for the coming citrus season.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the first California mandarin objective measurement survey.

Bee Sweet Citrus, Fowler, Calif., is ramping up California’s domestic harvest, including specialty citrus varieties.

The borders may remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Summer Citrus from South Africa is able to participate in the Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit Oct. 13-15.

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.

SunWest Fruit Co., Parlier, Calif., is all treats and no tricks for Halloween, with branded yellow peaches — Peach-O-Ween — and mandarins — Mand-O-Ween.

LGS Specialty Sales, New Rochelle, N.Y., is sponsoring a consumer contest, One Step at a Time, to raise awareness of breast cancer and encourage consumers to take steps toward better health.

Chilean navel oranges are riding the wave of popularity the citrus category is seeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bee Sweet Citrus, Fowler, Calif., is ready to be part of back-to-school plans, even if students are studying at home.

Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Oviedo, Fla., is starting its South American citrus import program.

Jac. Vandenberg Inc., Tarrytown, N.Y., will be marketing grapes under the Sunrays brand this winter and launching a new website for the brand.

South African citrus season has officially kicked off in the U.S., with the arrival of a ship at the Port of Philadelphia carrying nearly 4,000 tons of fresh fruit.

The Chilean Citrus has moved the bulk of its consumer and trade marketing campaigns online this summer, during the COVID-19 pandemic

The season for South African citrus in the U.S. is near.

The United Fresh Produce Association examines in its latest FreshFacts on Retail report how COVID-19 has affected first-quarter produce sales.

Sunkist Growers treated Montreal residents to a bright, garden-themed pop-up to escape the winter blues.

LGS Specialty Sales, New Rochelle, N.Y., has started its Moroccan w. murcott season, importing the clementines through April.

DiSilva Fruit, Chelsea, Mass., is expanding its Morning Kiss Organic mandarin program.

Pummelos and oranges maintained a firm 1-2 lead on Produce Market Guide the week of Jan. 6, while specialty seville oranges garnered the No. 3 spot.

Pummelos and oranges retained their No. 1 and No. 2 rankings on Produce Market Guide the week of Dec. 30, with lettuce shooting up to No. 3 from No. 15 the previous week.

The halo of leadership for Delano, Calif.-based Wonderful Citrus is changing.

The Wonderful Co.’s family-friendly “Camp Halohead” animated series has debuted.

Though the holiday season is ramping up and autumnal favorites are still in the mix, searches on Produce Market Guide the week of Nov. 4 showed a marked interest in one of winter's domestic specialties: citrus.

Classic Harvest, Paramus, N.J., is packing mandarins from Chile and Peru in limited edition Sesame Street 50th Anniversary packaging featuring Cookie Monster.

Easy-peel mandarins have risen in popularity for consumers looking for a healthy snack, and the Bee Sweet Citrus sales team is celebrating the beginning of the domestic season with its most popular varieties.

Wonderful Citrus is showcasing its Halos mandarins with an animated YouTube series called “Camp Halohead.”

U.S. importers of European citrus will soon have to pay an additional 25% tariff after the World Trade Organization sided with the U.S. in its dispute with the European Union over illegal subsidies to Airbus.

Fruit World Co., Reedley, Calif., will have a full lineup of citrus in promotable volumes this season.

Fowler Packing Co. will no longer be supplying and packing mandarins under the Halos brand.

Duty-free access to the U.S. market is one factor in rising production and exports of South African citrus, according to a new report.