Citrus news archive – Page 155
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ArticleRSA fears container shortage
The South African citrus industry fears there are not enough containers being built in the world to feed the demand for reefer cargo
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ArticleAustralian citrus campaign underway
Large navel sizes and a shortage of late varieties mean exporters will struggle to keep all customers happy this campaign
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ArticleHortiberia produce chief passes away
Salvador Ferrer Soria, head of Hortiberia’s fresh produce business, has passed away, the firm announced this week
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Second Fruit Summit date set
The Macfrut exhibition in Cesena on 5 October this year will host the second Fruit Summit organised jointly with Italian fresh produce data and service provider CSO.
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ArticleIntercitrus elects new president
Anecoop’s Juan Vicente Safont appointed new Intercitrus president, replacing Jorge García
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ArticleSouth Africa battles to make citrus comeback in a tight market
All eyes have been on South Africa over the last four weeks as the world tuned in to watch the FIFA World Cup. But behind the millions of visitors, vibrant football colours and now familiar buzz of vuvuzelas, citrus growers and exporters had their work cut out to make the most of a season that has been fraught with difficulties. In fact, the citrus category as a whole has had to face up to a number of challenges over the last three months. Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleGrowers praise senate citrus effort
Florida Citrus Mutual has backed new regulations that could aid in the industry's fight against pests and diseases
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ArticleSunkist in favour of US/Korea deal
Senior vice president of US citrus cooperative Sunkist Growers Mike Wootton is in favour of the US/Korea free trade agreement
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ArticleValencia’s pledge to citrus cooperative
San José de Alcàsser, whose facilities were destroyed by fire, receives multi-million euro boost from Valencian government
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ArticleFinal Florida citrus forecast issued
Orange crop expected to come in at 133.6m boxes, with grapefruits increasing by 100,000 boxes
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Developing countries could suffer from EU pesticide restrictions
Concerns over the impact of restrictive new EU rules on pesticide approvals have focused predominantly on the loss of
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ArticleRSA launches summer citrus recipes
US retailers to distribute leaflets with links to South African citrus recipes as part of summer promotional campaign
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ArticleStrikes and strife dominate tricky SA citrus season
The South African citrus game has been a tricky one this year with some fruit hard to come by and the devastating transport strike creating a supply vacuum and a scramble for product. Alex Lawson takes a look at how each line has fared at a time when the world’s eyes are on the republic
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South African citrus still enjoying World Cup boost
How the mighty fall! With England shoved out of the World Cup last weekend, we can expect that store managers will have
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ArticleMálaga citrus crop decreases
Major fall in citrus production reported in Spain’s Málaga province, but growers buoyed by increase in average prices
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Rotterdam firm emerges from Seabrex ashes
New company Rotterdam Fruit Wharf has emerged with the backing of parent company SEA-invest to pick up where the bankrupt firm Seabrex left off.
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ArticleValencia plans export promotions
Citrus, grape and persimmon exports from Spanish region of Valencia to receive government promotional support
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ArticleAustralian citrus arrives in US
The first Australian Navel oranges of the season have arrived in the US, with good quality and size reported
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ArticleValencian citrus set for fall
Growers in Valencia are already forecasting a decrease in the 2010-11 citrus crop as high winds have caused fruit-set problems.
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ArticleSouth African grapefruit arrives in US
The first ever shipment of South African grapefruit shipped to the US arrived in Philadelphia this week