Citrus news archive – Page 230
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ArticleZim minister seizes citrus export land
A Zimbabwean government minister has seized one of the country’s largest citrus fruit estates and forced out the white owner, as senior government and security officials step up a fresh round of farm seizures.
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ArticleIsrael shrugs off shake-up
Israel’s horticultural sector has experienced something of an upheaval during the past year, with the arrival of a new exporting player onto the scene. However, despite certain shifts in management and grower allegiances, those involved seem to be taking it all in their stride, and hopes are high for a productive winter. Elspeth Waters reports.
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ArticleChristmas is coming
Retailers are gearing up for one of the best selling periods in the calendar. Doris Lee Butterworth gets into the Christmassy mood.
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ArticleWilma furthers Florida heartache
Florida citrus producers’ run of misfortune continues after hurricane Wilma brought severe damage to grapefruit production in the Gulf region of south-west Florida.
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ArticleAsian Citrus seals supermarket deal
AIM-quoted orange plantation owner Asian Citrus has signed its first contract to supply oranges to a supermarket in China.
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ArticleCitrus from Valencia slumps
The regulatory council for protected geographical indicator Citrus from Valencia has announced that volumes marketed under the new label last season fell dramatically.
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CLAM citrus data released
The total citrus yield in 2004/05 in the Mediterranean Basin countries amounted to 18.15 million tonnes, out of the global citrus yield of 91.5mt.
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Hurricane heads for Florida
Western Cuba has been lashed by hurricane Wilma as the high winds now head for south-western Florida due to strike this afternoon.
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ArticleFlorida prepares for Wilma
Florida's grapefruit growers are bracing themselves for hurricane Wilma, with the category 4 storm expected to strike on Sunday.
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Spanish strike disruption
A two-day transport strike in Spain finished on Wednesday as drivers ironed out grievances with government and industry, although fresh produce senders and UK importers do not expect deliveries to get back to normality until Sunday.
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Florida's grapefruit rise
Florida is expecting to produce 88 per cent more grapefruit this year, with experts claiming the crop as evidence the state's grapefruit industry is recovering from the hurricanes of 2004.
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ArticlePersimmon crop in abundance
Spanish growers of kakifruit, or persimmon, are expecting a record crop this year.
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ArticleSpain unveils new easy-peeler
New easy-peeler Moncada will be planted in the Valencia region next spring.
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ArticlePoupart pumped up
The FPJ’s recent article on the UK wholesale trade revealed a general perception that the sector has turned a corner since the dark days of the mid-1990s. Poupart Imports (General Trade), the non-supermarket side of the Poupart Group of companies, is external proof of the trend, having increased its sales by more than 48 per cent in the last 12 months. Tommy Leighton reports.
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Article110 years and counting
The FPJ has come a long way since its first issue was published on October 5 1895. Today’s relaunch coincides with our 110th birthday, so we thought it appropriate to give our modern-day readers an insight into the ways the Journal in its various guises has reflected the changes of this great industry through a century and more. Some things have altered surprisingly little.
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Florida production on the rise
Florida citrus producers are expected to see a rise in production this season, forecasts from the US Department of Agriculture claim.
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Aussie citrus promotion
The Australian citrus industry is going on the offensive in a bid to shift an overproduction of Valencia oranges.
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Spanish fruit-fly breakthrough
Spanish researchers have developed an integrated system for the transport and release of sterile male Mediterranean fruit flies.
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ArticleFlorida faces delay
Florida grapefruit is behind schedule and canker struck, but at least this season there is fruit, beleagured growers say.
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ArticleSpain stays positive
Spanish citrus producers are counting the cost of the worst winter weather damage in 20 years. But despite the inevitable drop in production figures and the resultant potential for loss of market share, major citrus industry players are managing to remain in positive mood as they look ahead to the pre and post-Christmas sales periods. Tony Leighton reports.