Citrus news archive – Page 163
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ArticleCitrus group approves greening research
Florida citrus advisory committee recommends pumping US$2.1m into new research to help stop the spread of the deadly disease
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Pakistan develops trucking database
After a temporary halt in exports to Iran, Pakistan is compiling a list of trucking firms to carry its kinnow mandarins
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ArticleProduce sector seeks out opportunities in shifting foodservice landscape
The foodservice landscape has changed almost beyond recognition in the last 18 months, with consumers rethinking their spending, cut-throat promotions on the high street and some of the toughest trading conditions for suppliers. However, this has given the sector the opportunity to reposition itself. So what can suppliers and operators expect from 2010? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleChilean navels catch Australia out
Marketers say a Chilean navel orange flood that hurt Australian exports to the US could not have been predicted
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ArticleFreeze fails to sour grapefruit deal
Florida grapefruit exports to Japan look set to remain on course despite the recent freezing conditions that have hit the state’s citrus crop
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ArticleExports level out Taiwan orange prices
Taiwan’s growing orange export market in Shanghai has helped level out prices at home during harvest season
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ArticleRSA growers watch citrus markets
With the South African citrus export season just weeks away, the industry is keeping an eye on developments across Europe
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ArticleFlorida calls for disaster declaration
Florida governor Charlie Crist has written to the USDA asking it to declare an agricultural disaster following the recent state-wide freeze
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Citrus rootstock sales plummet
Sales of citrus rootstocks in Spain are plummeting, putting in doubt the future capability of the country’s citrus producers.
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ArticleItaly sends first ever citrus to Brazil
Sicilian company Oranfrizer sets sail on new export venture, with plans to ship three container-loads of red-fleshed Moro oranges
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ArticleProgress for Italian citrus in China
Italy's Minister of Agriculture Luca Zaia says recent talks with officials in China have made a breakthrough on citrus more likely
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Veggie supplies still getting through despite big freeze
Despite the big freeze, it seems as if our daily portion of green vegetables has, in general, been getting through to the
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Australian citrus growers fight pest
Australian citrus growers have purchased an electronic road sign to warn drivers they are entering a fruit fly exclusion zone
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ArticleTunisia plans citrus campaign
With the Tunisian citrus season just getting underway, the country’s minister of trade is looking for ways to boost exports
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ArticleFlorida assessing citrus freeze damage
Industry could take weeks to calculate overall impact on crops after a further cold snap hit the US state on Monday morning
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ArticleFlorida avoids widespread citrus losses
Temperatures expected to reach their lowest point yet as growers in the state battle to protect their citrus crops
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Pakistan pushes Indonesia on kinnows
Pakistan is continuing to chase a drop in kinnow tariffs in trade negotiations with Indonesia
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ArticleAsian Citrus winter crop jumps
Asian Citrus’s 2009 winter orange yield rose 42 per cent over 2008 on the back of increasing production at Xinfeng
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ArticleGrape sector battles source-switch struggle
What had been a fairly docile market sprang to life in the last quarter, as a severe shortage in Brazilian product caused major headaches for UK importers and triggered a swift turn towards sources in Africa. Alex Lawson reports
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Newcomers sort out their niche in produce category
There are times when, while discovering the more unusual products on the retail shelves, a decision has to be taken as to