Citrus news archive – Page 203
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ArticleRainfall takes its toll in Spain
Heavy rainfall that brought flooding to parts of Spain last week is proving a mixed blessing to different crops.
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ArticleChile posts record citrus season
The first US-bound shipments of navel oranges have exceeded expectations, with increased volume also registered in other citrus categories
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ArticleOrange glow
Pumpkin and squash producers are in a confident mood as demand for both products has risen in recent years. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out more about this season’s campaign
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Retailers introduce a rainbow of produce lines
Netting in various colours has been the traditional way to present citrus for more years than I care to remember, but there
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ArticleFlorida citrus value under US$1bn
The value of the state's citrus crop fell below US$1bn for the first time in four years during 2008/09, according to the USDA
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ArticleLast RSA citrus vessel arrives in US
The final conventional shipment of South African citrus this season has arrived in Philadelphia, although smaller volumes are set to follow in the coming weeks
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ArticleJaffa streaks ahead
Global citrus brand Jaffa has put its weight behind the Street Athletics scheme this summer.
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ArticleResidue claims rebutted
The Pesticide Residues Committee has published its report on monitoring of residues on produce supplied for the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme in the spring term of 2009 to criticism from the tabloid media over the presence of residues in fruit supplied to children.
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ArticleRains ‘damage’ Valencian crops
Citrus and persimmon crops in the Spanish region of Valencia have reportedly been damaged as a result of recent heavy rains
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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