Mandarins

A 21-year-old man, Fumiaki Matsuoka, was arrested for stealing fruit from an earthquake-damaged home in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. Claiming to be a university student and a volunteer worker, Matsuoka broke into a house belonging to a man in his 70s who had evacuated due to the January 1
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At present, tomatoes, citrus fruits and pomegranates are predominantly imported from Turkey. "We switched from Satsumas to W.Murcott shortly before the turn of the year. Overall, there was a seamless transition and sufficient volumes have been consistently available. The quality of the citrus
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The harvest season in Peru lasts from March to October. Increasing weather anomalies in connection with the El Niño phenomenon in particular will therefore have an impact on productivity, especially for early varieties. According to the Peruvian government's El Niño monitoring system
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The first part of the Spanish orange and mandarin campaign is already coming to a close and the transition to the second part, when different varieties will be marketed, is underway. The demand for Navelina oranges was affected by high prices and low quality, while clementines and mandarins have
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The mandarin season in Georgia typically starts in November and concludes in February. During this time, the plan is to harvest around 55,000 tons of these fruits. read more

Scientists from Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU) in Russia have developed a gel made of biopolymers that extends the shelf life of fruits at room temperature. read more

Morocco is a key supplier of citrus in the northern hemisphere with a supply window from December through June. Salix Fruits, a global importer and exporter of fresh fruit, has been importing Moroccan mandarins and oranges into the US for four years. read more

The medium-late Linbo mandarin will be back on the market in February, and it will be a record-breaking season thanks to an exceptional quality level and good volume prospects, although the club's main objective remains to raise the zero residue quota. We have
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According to experts from the US Department of Agriculture, this increase is primarily due to irrigation measures that have mitigated the negative effects of heatwaves on crops. Exports are expected to reach a level of 450,000 tonnes in the 2023/24 season.
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FAS Lima forecasts Peruvian mandarin/tangerine production at 545,000 metric tons (MT) for marketing year (MY) 2023/24 (March 2024 to February 2025), a decrease of one percent compared to the previous year. Lower yields driven by above average temperatures and other potential adverse weather
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Japan’s MY 2022/23 mandarin production has recovered from last year’s historically lowest production. However, overall Japanese citrus planted area and production is on a downward trend amidst aging farmers, labor shortages, and a lack of successors for running farms. Japanese yen
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Sources predict Morocco’s Tangerine/mandarin production for MY 2023/24 to reach an estimated 950,000 metric tons, increasing 3 percent over MY 2022/23, orange production should increase by 5 percent over the previous year to 820,000 MT, while lemon/lime production will reach 40,000 MT. Much of
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With the arrival of the New Year, Tango Fruit's campaign starts again, making premium mandarins available in shops with all their qualities: sweet, naturally seedless, easy to peel and 'bee-friendly' thanks to its late flowering. An important milestone
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The New Year will also bring the start of the new Leanri mandarin campaign. "This year, we at Golden Citrus expect to produce about 3 million kilos of Leanri mandarins, which will start to be harvested between late December and early January. We expect fruit of very good quality, both externally
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Pardo leaf mandarin sales are not bad, but according to Erik-Jan Thur from Marni Fruit, there is little consistency this season. "It's sometimes hard to predict purchasing behavior. There's only sales continuity for the right sizes (60-82). Deviate from that, and marketing becomes far harder,
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With 2024, the Spanish campaign of the premium Tango Fruit mandarin starts again, which is joined for the second consecutive year by the production and distribution of the product of Italian origin. The exclusive collaboration between Spreafico Francesco & F.lli Spa and the Tango Fruit brand of Eurosemillas
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Uruguay's Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries' Agricultural Statistics Office (DIEA) published the results of the Spring 2023 Citrus Survey. read more

South African production of lemons is forecast to rise by 10 percent in MY 2023/24 on sufficient irrigation and greater input investments by producers, while tangerine/mandarins production is forecast to increase by 4 percent. The remaining citrus types are expected to drop slightly, grapefruit
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Costa Group has trialled new fully recyclable paper bag packaging for its premium mandarins, taking inspiration from the success of its paper packaging for table grapes. Gilad Sadan, creative director of Navi Co Global, partnered with Costa in the development of a range of sustainable packaging
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Nadorcott Protection (NCP) has escalated its action to protect the rights of the Nadorcott variety of mandarin, issuing its second wave of letters warning nine major UK supermarket retailers of the risks of selling Tango/Tang Gold mandarins. read more