Citrus news archive – Page 169
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ArticleFlorida's citrus production area falls
The USDA has reported that the state's citrus acreage fell by 1.3 per cent this season as a result of infected tree elimination
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ArticleSpanish make citrus comeback
The Spanish citrus sector has suffered more than its fair share of crises in recent years, but with this season set to get underway over the next few weeks, what is in store growers and exporters this time around? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleUnions back Israel boycott
UK firefighters have received the backing of the country’s biggest trade union as they look to introduce a boycott of Israeli goods
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Spanish keep faith in the UK
The UK is a complex market, but one that it is important Spanish senders do not give up on, a leading Murcian exporter has said.
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ArticleCitrus consortium appoints new CEO
South Africa's Western Cape Citrus Producers Forum names Joretha Geldenhuys as successor to Piet Smit
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ArticleMixed forecast for Californian navels
Some industry stakeholders are at odds with the United States Department of Agriculture's initial forecast of 80m cartons
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ArticlePromotions planned for Corsican clementines
Corsican clementines are due to return to French stores in mid-October, backed up by radio ads and in-store activities
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Hail strikes Spanish fruit
Heavy rains and hail struck the south-eastern Spanish area of Alicante on Sunday, damaging citrus and pomegranates.
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ArticleCommon ground
The economy has been the hot topic on both sides of the pond this year, and the produce industries of both the US and the UK have had to adapt accordingly to contend with a whole new set of challenges. Laura Gould reports
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School produce meeting residue standards
Fruit and vegetables supplied to schools in the school year 2008-09 met legal standards on pesticide residue levels, according to the Pesticides Residue Committee (PRC).
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ArticleSicilian citrus bears brunt of Italian storms
Damage to fruit and vegetable production being assessed by Coldiretti across large swathes of country's Tyrrhenian Coast
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ArticleIsraeli grapefruit set fair
Israeli grapefruit is due to come on stream at the end of the month and exporter Agrexco is forecasting a top-quality year for its Carmel brand.
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ArticleAgrexco readies red grapefruit season
The Israeli exporter’s Carmel-branded red grapefruit is set to be exported later this month
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Late start for Spanish citrus
Inspectors from the Spanish official export surveillance and regulatory authority (SOIVRE) have reported that the citrus season is running at least one to two weeks behind recent averages.
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ArticleProfit jump for Asian Citrus Holdings
The group's results during 2008/09 have been boosted by higher direct orange sales to China-based supermarkets
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ArticleSouth Africa goes for ClemenGold
Late mandarin ClemenGold has added new zest to the South African soft citrus category as it performs well on international markets, despite challenging conditions.
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ArticlePest relief for Californian citrus
Tests conducted on recently-captured Asian citrus psyllids have shown that they are not carriers of citrus greening disease
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Spaniards face citrus volume dip
Spanish citrus production is forecast to fall by 20-25 per cent this season.
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ArticleLemon market awaits Turkey
The UK market is eagerly awaiting the start of the northern hemisphere lemon season, as prices for southern hemisphere fruit climbed still higher.
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Pico extends into citrus supplies
Egyptian soft-fruit specialist Pico is branching into citrus this winter, with its first supplies to come on stream in mid-November.