Lemons
"We are expanding the Götterfrucht brand to include products such as persimmons, grapes and our entire lemon range"
2023-10-30 00:00
The Götterfrucht brand, whose rights holder has been Grundhöfer GmbH based in Frankfurt since the end of 2022, was previously known for oranges. Starting this year, clementines and other products will also operate under this label: "We are expanding the Götterfrucht brand to include
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Mandarins, lemons, and feijoa prices have sharply risen in the Krasnodar region this year, leaving buyers perplexed as the previous autumn was significantly cheaper. Journalists explored Krasnodar's markets, discovering strategies to save on mandarin purchases. Street vendors offer fresh fruits
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AILIMPO pushes for measures on new lemon and grapefruit varieties
2023-10-26 00:00
Varietal improvement is one of the most important advances in agricultural activity and innovation in this area is fundamental for the development of a sector as important in Spain as the citrus sector. But the new varieties must guarantee that they are better than the ones that have been developed in the past.
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“It’s our goal to be a year-round supplier of seedless lemons”
2023-10-25 00:00
Broadly speaking, several citrus varieties in the United States are down in crop size this season. “However, internal qualities are expected to be really good,” says Dave Rooke with Wonderful Citrus. Within the US, California and Texas are the main citrus growing regions for the company.
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Spain is the world leader in organic lemon and grapefruit area.
2023-10-20 00:00
The area of organic lemon grown in Spain under the guarantee of the European model reached 11,509 hectares in 2022, an increase of 574% in 10 years compared to 2012. As for organic grapefruit, its surface area has grown by 418% since 2012, currently reaching 685 hectares.
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Villari Group, the Lumì brand will be for all tastes
2023-10-20 00:00
The Villari Group of Roccalumera (Me) can be said to 'exist' to valorise the Sicilian lemon; a virtuous path that began in 2021 with the launch of the Lumì brand, which aims to transmit the tradition of a sustainable product that represents the history of a
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“Oranges are available to us all year round, but the new Italian season is starting only now,” says Raffaele Scirillo from Irpinia Frucht Ltd. "In summer we also have oranges in our range, but the quality is not as good as in winter. The season for Amalfi lemons is already over. However, we
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Spain, citrus fruit prices up 30% in the countryside
2023-10-17 00:00
The Spanish citrus crop campaign is in the starting blocks and, although the season will be shorter than in previous years, prices are expected to rise for all varieties. Our correspondent Paco Borras gave us details on the production campaign for oranges, tangerines and lemons
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Sunkist unveils new sales strategy
2023-10-17 00:00
Sunkist Growers is primed for the return of the California citrus season with category insights, new sales strategies and shopper-marketing and merchandising programs to help drive the category. Farmer-owned and grown by generations, the cooperative has a steady supply across 40 conventional and
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Procurement seems to be variable when it comes to the international citrus fruit market. Daniele D’Antrassi, Citrus Product Manager at Dole Italia, provided us with some insight.
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ASAJA Alicante reports that the adverse weather conditions recorded last month have caused "a very significant decline in the lemon production." Therefore, the production of the 2023/2024 campaign, previously estimated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at 1,167,444 tons, will be
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"The shortage of commercial-caliber lemons at the beginning of the campaign is straining prices at origin"
2023-10-13 00:00
According to Ailimpo, the Lemon and Grapefruit Inter-branch organization, the dry weather and high temperatures have clearly affected the availability of normal and commercial-sized lemons. As a result, there are very scarce volumes of 4-5 caliber lemons.
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In September, the EU intercepted a shipment of mandarins from South Africa with False Moth
2023-10-12 00:00
AVA Asaja reported that, in September, the EU had detected five shipments of citrus fruits from South Africa contaminated with the quarantine pest Phyllosticta citricarpa. The pest was found in a shipment of lemons, as well as in a shipment of mandarins, and in three shipments of oranges. In
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EU detects 5 more shipments of South African citrus with black spot
2023-10-11 00:00
Last September, the European Union detected five citrus shipments from South Africa contaminated with the quarantine pest Phyllosticta citricarpa, the fungus that causes citrus black spot: one interception in lemons, one in mandarins and three in mandarins.
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A promising lemon campaign for Egypt
2023-10-10 00:00
Just a few days after the start of the Egyptian lemons season, the growers and exporters we spoke to all agree in their assessment of a promising season. Fatimah Elzhraa Tarek El Hadary, export sales manager at Alsolimania, shares her impressions.
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Giumarra expands Lemonade apple programme
2023-10-05 10:00
The Giumarra Companies has announced that its domestic Lemonade apple volume swill increase this autumn, with a ”dramatic” increase in production in the state of Washington, complemented by more availability in Pennsylvania.
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Mazzoni Group returns to Fruit Attraction to present the campaigns on the starting blocks: Greek kiwi and Calabrian citrus fruits (clementines, oranges, lemons). "We are taking part in the Madrid fair with the sales team in full force," says Matteo Mazzoni, commercial director and third
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Mazzoni Group returns to Fruit Attraction to present the campaigns on the starting blocks: Greek kiwi and Calabrian citrus fruits (clementines, oranges, lemons). "We are taking part in the Madrid fair with the sales team in full force," says Matteo Mazzoni, commercial director and third
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Citrus fruit peeling machines to reuse the peel
2023-09-29 00:00
PND, a leading company manufacturing machinery for fruit processing is located a stone's throw from the generous Amalfi coast, swept by the scent of lemon groves and home to the delicious Limoncello.
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49 batches of Turkish citrus rejected by EU in 2022-23
2023-09-25 09:00
The European Commission has reported through the RASSF system (European Union Rapid Alert System for Food) that during the 2022-2023 campaign, 49 batches of Turkish lemon and grapefruit were rejected, prohibiting their entry and marketing in the European Union. Of the total, there were 43
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