Citrus news archive – Page 158
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Jaffa raises sails for 2010 regatta
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) is to host the first-ever Jaffa WPNSA Asymmetric Cup in a competition to see who can lift the Jaffa Cup.
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Top-fruit game proves tough as conditions play havoc
Mother Nature has dealt a poor hand to the top-fruit sector so far this year, as sources in the southern hemisphere have battled various production issues to bring fruit to market. Alex Lawson looks at how the situation has unfolded in the last quarter
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Orange River citrus growers join WCCPF
Suppliers from the Orange River will coordinate their first grapefruit and orange exports to the US with the Western Cape Citrus Producers’ Forum
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Pest restrictions to be lifted
A quarantine carried over from the January discovery of a fruit fly in Midura is set to end
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Lemon workers protest in Argentina
Citrus producers in Argentina’s main lemon-growing area of Tucumán in the north-west of the country have started their season with a labour dispute.
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Australian citrus crop down
This year’s Australian citrus crop will be down in terms of tonnage, but fruit size will be larger than average
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Plantation to packing: Dole Fresh UK welcomes a new era
Few companies can boast as recognisable and relatable an image as Dole throughout the worldwide produce trade. Alex Lawson visits its British subsidiary, Dole Fresh UK, at its Dartford base to get the lowdown on a world beyond bananas and find out how the team is driving sales across the business
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Egyptian season brings new promise
An uncharacteristically warm winter in Egypt has caused problems for some product and benefited others. Elizabeth O’Keefe talks to key players as the country’s spring season produce makes its way to the UK marketplace
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Spain hit by bad weather ahead of crossover
Citrus players have not had an easy time of it in the last three months, with shortfalls and the exchange rate with the euro making trade trickier than usual for this time of year. All eyes are still on Spain following bouts of poor weather, before the South African season makes a start next month. Anna Sbuttoni reports
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Seatrade wins RSA citrus contract
Deal with Western Cape Growers Union means end of a decade-long citrus shipping contract for Cape Reefers
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Colin Bentley dies, aged 87
Former fruit trade veteran Colin Bentley has died aged 87 after a long and glittering career in the industry.
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Help for Australian mandarin exports
The Australian government will help Citrus Australia with a promotional campaign for the country’s mandarins
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Florida citrus estimates rise
The USDA has pushed up its April crop forecasts by 200,000 cartons and 600,000 cartons respectively
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Rain brings on citrus harvest
A wet start to 2010 has meant an early start to the Queensland citrus harvest, with good fruit quality expected
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Florida black spot find confirmed
The USDA's APHIS department has immediately set out to limit the spread and impact of the potentially damaging citrus disease
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Sevenfields abandons red grapefruit
Australian fruit marketer Sevenfields is pulling out its red-fleshed grapefruit trees because of low demand
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Non-EU sales drop for Spanish citrus
Valencia’s citrus exporters have seen export sales to Russia and the US fall during the first three months of 2010
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Proexport welcomes new member
Spanish co-op Surinver has joined Murcia producer-exporters’ association Proexport.
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Chile records citrus export boost
Sendings of fresh clementines, mandarins, lemons and oranges from the South American nation all rose last season
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Florida citrus could face disease threat
The appearance of black spot in a grower's Valencia orange crop has led to an investigation by the USDA