Citrus news archive – Page 157
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ArticleNew government boost for Mexico limes
The Mexican farm ministry has helped set up a lime producers’ committee in order to increase production, better tackle pests and disease and find new market niches.
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South African strike ends with new offer
The transport workers’ strike that has paralysed the South African fruit export industry is over.
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ArticleArgentina's citrus catching up
The Argentinean citrus season is getting on track after a slow start to the lemon campaign.
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ArticleStrong banana market follows difficult period for sector
The banana trade is facing a difficult period as poor consumption levels from consumers and unimpressive trading performances from the big players have left the job looking like a tough prospect. Alex Lawson looks at developments in the last quarter
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ArticleStrike disruption hits UK market
Importers in the UK this week warned that the repercussions of the South African port workers’ strike are likely to be felt until the end of next month.
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ArticleSouth Africa expands US citrus sales
Growers enter into ground-breaking agreement to expand sales in the Western States and Pacific Northwest Coast
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South Africans talk tough to end transport strike
The South African fruit industry is calling on its national government to end a two-week long transport workers’ strike and put an end to monopoly operation by Transnet at container terminals.
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ArticleFather and daughter team celebrate
Brian Cleaver and Daughter has won the QV Foods Retail Market Trader of the Year award at the Re:fresh Award, piping Wareings of Tarleton to the post.
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SHAFFE makes citrus forcast
The Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters (SHAFFE) has forecast citrus production from Argentina, Australia, Peru, South Africa and Uruguay will be broadly in line with last
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ArticleFairtrade premium keeps South African growers on top
In the second of FPJ’s spotlights on the impact of Fairtrade, the Fairtrade Foundation homes in on South African top fruit
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ArticleOTC USA to receive South African grapefruit
Group will be one of the first companies in the US to take organic ruby red grapefruits out of South Africa
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ArticleStable orange outlook in Florida
USDA releases May orange forecast with crop volumes remaining steady at 131.6m boxes
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ArticleFruit fly outbreak in Australia
A new outbreak of Queensland fruit fly in eastern Australia has growers worried about the increased costs of treating the fruit
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ArticleBoost for Southern Hemisphere citrus
Citrus production from Southern Hemisphere countries is tipped to rise by 0.5 per cent according to the latest data
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ArticleBlack spot spreading in Florida
A further ten cases of the citrus disease have been discovered since the confirmation of two outbreaks in March
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ArticleSpanish crops in hail threat
High winds and hail at the weekend have been threatening Spanish grape, stonefruit and citrus crops.
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ArticleLogistical headaches for RSA citrus
As rain impedes grapefruit and lemon harvesting, looming ports strike threatens to create backlog of export shipments
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ArticleSouth Africa kicks off US export deal
The season’s first Western Cape clementines depart for the US next week ahead of the Orange River’s first-ever grapefruit sendings to the market
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ArticlePeru anticipates citrus boost
Sendings are forecast to rebound strongly this year in comparison to the 46,000 tonnes shipped during 2009
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ArticleEU-Egypt deal ‘offers trade concessions’
Trade deal, which comes into force on 1 June, will ‘remove most restrictions’ on Egyptian imports, claims Spain's Fepex