Citrus news archive – Page 230
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Spanish trees battered
Hailstorms, high winds and heavy rainfall struck eastern Spain last Thursday causing euro106 million of damage, according to Valencia producers' association Ava-Asaja.
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Intercitrus elects new head
Incoming president of Spanish trade association Intercitrus José Gascó has said a resolution to the problem of the US ban on clementine imports from Spain is one of the most important issues of his mandate.
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Fruit exports buck trend
Sendings of fruit from Argentina have reversed the downward curve seen in other areas of the troubled South American nation's economy this year and are experiencing growth.
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Citrussa goes world-wide
Citrus Southern Africa has launched an online information site at www.citrussa.co.za for members, stakeholders and trading partners in the citrus industry.
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Tesco squares up
Tesco goes square next week, in a revolutionary re-think of its prepared fruit packaging.
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New easy peel oranges by next summer
Outspan developing easy-to-peel oranges to appeal to those put off by time consuming peeling. Navel and Valencia varieties will be first on the production line.
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Orangered stars unite
A group of apricot producer companies in France have got together to strengthen the image of one of the leading varieties.
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EU citrus link up
Producers in key citrus-producing countries in the EU are joining forces to promote their fruit in third countries.
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Agrexco gets into Peru
This month sees the first arrivals in the UK of citrus from Peru marketed by Israeli exporter Agrexco under its international brand name Alesia.
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Citrus growers demand inspections
Valencia-based citrus growers' association Ava-Asaja is calling on customs authorities in Spain to tighten up inspections and other means of plant health controls on citrus imports from the southern hemisphere.
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New Zealand changes tack
NZ kiwifruit exporter Zespri International and its reefer charter supplier Seatrade are using Portsmouth as their UK port for direct shipments this season.
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Sainsbury's claims exotics firsts.
Sainsbury's is marketing yellow tamarillos and on-the-vine kumquats to the UK consumer.
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Argentinean peso policy bites
Argentinean lemon producers are not feeling the benefits of the devaluation of the peso despite the fact that lemon exports have risen this season.
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Rainfall sweeps central Chile
Recent rainfall in Chile has hit vegetable production, but most fruit growers have seen their crops unscathed.
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Steel retaliation edges closer
The EU's foreign ministers have agreed to a regulation that features two lists of US products, including top fruit, citrus and fruit juice, which could be subject to sanctions from June 18.
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Spain: citrus picture less gloomy
An official report from the foreign attaché service of the US department of agriculture points to a smaller Spanish citrus crop for 2002-03,but revises this season's output upwards compared to earlier forecasts.
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Future's tight for large oranges
A tightening in supply of large sized oranges is starting to make itself felt in the UK.
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School fruit roll out
The second phase of the national school fruit scheme's rollout in the West Midlands got underway on Wednesday as another 117,000 children aged four to seven in Staffordshire, Birmingham, Dudley and Sandwell started receiving a piece of fruit each day.
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Lemon season under way
The lemon export season in Argentina has kicked off despite the country's financial difficulties.