Oranges
The orange crop forecast for the São Paulo and West-Southwest Minas Gerais citrus belt for the 2023-2024 season, released on April 10, 2024, by Fundecitrus in collaboration with Markestrat and full professors from FEARP/USP and FCAV/Unesp, estimated a total of 307.22 million boxes weighing 40.8 kg each (90 lbs).
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The devaluation of the Egyptian pound further increases the competitiveness of Egyptian oranges in Europe
2024-04-09 00:00
Citrus producers in Castellón are facing increasing competition from Egypt, which exported 111,557 tons of oranges to Europe in the first two months of the year, i.e. 56% more than in the same period of the previous year. This massive influx of fruit into key markets such as France, Germany,
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As the 2024 citrus season approaches in South Africa, the orange sector is navigating the challenges posed by European Union (EU) regulations on the false codling moth (FCM). Implemented in 2022, these rules have notably impacted South Africa's orange exports to Europe, a key market. The EU's
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"Retailers in search of bell peppers, but supply still limited"
2024-04-08 00:00
The supply of Dutch bell peppers is only trickling in. "Due to the wet and dark weather in the first quarter, the start is even later than last year. The first harvest of red and yellow bell peppers is now behind us, the supply of orange bell peppers has just started, and green bell peppers have
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"Retailers in search of bell peppers, but supply still limited"
2024-04-08 00:00
The supply of Dutch bell peppers is only trickling in. "Due to the wet and dark weather in the first quarter, the start is even later than last year. The first harvest of red and yellow bell peppers is now behind us, the supply of orange bell peppers has just started, and green bell peppers have
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 1 April
2024-04-03 00:00
The strawberry campaign continues with good quality, both from Basilicata and Campania; the season for Tarocco oranges closes: Italian blond varieties, such as Ovali, are on the way. Italian onion production closed well in advance and with the delay
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 1 April
2024-04-03 00:00
The strawberry campaign continues with good quality, both from Basilicata and Campania; the season for Tarocco oranges closes: Italian blond varieties, such as Ovali, are on the way. Italian onion production closed well in advance and with the delay
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What is loquat? Health properties
2024-04-02 00:00
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. read more"Promotion is essential: we're not just competing with other countries, but with other products on the shelves"
2024-04-02 00:00
In late March, the prices of various orange and mandarin varieties still in season have once again recorded significant declines compared to the previous campaign. Worthy of note last week was the drop in the prices of the Valencia Late and V. Delta in the Region of Valencia, which fell by 48%
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Genesis Fresh debuts Onix pigmented orange
2024-03-26 09:00
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Dümmen Orange, Van Berkel & Garden Express unite for mental health
2024-03-26 00:00
In a heartfelt collaboration aimed at supporting the mental health of Australians, Dümmen Orange, Van Berkel, and Garden Express have joined forces to introduce Lavender La Diva Out of the Blue. This initiative not only celebrates the beauty of lavender but is also contributing to this amazing
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 25 March
2024-03-26 00:00
The approaching Easter holidays lead to an increase in demand for various crops, artichokes, asparagus, broad beans, but also potatoes and strawberries.For asparagus, the season started slightly early. The harvest of long green Friggitelli peppers has begun. Instead, it is about to
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GENESIS FRESH launches ONIX™, the supernatural citrus sensation
2024-03-26 00:00
Managed globally by GENESIS FRESH, this marvel of nature combines stunning colouring, high quality and long shelf life, setting a new standard for orange excellence
The Valencian Agricultural Producers Association (AVA-ASAJA) is calling on regional and national authorities to investigate the causes behind the sharp drop in citrus prices at origin. According to the Lonja de Cítricos de Valencia, orange prices have plummeted by up to 30% in the last month,
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Citrus fruits, Italian areas reach 86,000 hectares
2024-03-26 00:00
Innovation in the cultivation of oranges in Italy has its roots in the planting renewal process implemented between 2007 and 2010 by Sicily, with the use of new rootstock varieties resistant to the 'tristeza' virus, which had spread a few years earlier in the area.
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New Spanish citrus variety Onix launched worldwide
2024-03-26 00:00
Genesis Fresh announced the global debut of Onix™, a citrus variety discovered in Seville, Spain. Globally managed by Genesis Fresh, this new variety combines a surprising flavor profile, vibrant color and long shelf life. "Onix represents a breakthrough in the pigmented oranges segment,
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"Pigmented oranges have a quite a promising future, but their potential has yet to be untapped"
2024-03-26 00:00
After a strong start, with prices at unprecedented levels, the latter part of the Spanish orange campaign "has been poor, and its ending is being even worse," says Víctor Fuster, from Germans Fuster. "Due to the problems at the Red Sea, Egypt has been unable to ship its goods through the Suez
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Florida citrus growers heading indoors to survive
2024-03-25 00:00
A smoking pile of ash smolders where just days before a legacy orange grove stood. The rumble of bulldozers hums from adjacent groves on their way to a similar fate. These are the latest victims of citrus greening disease, a blight that's cost Florida half its million acres of groves in the past
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Water, already a drought alarm in 16% of EU territories
2024-03-25 00:00
Fifteen per cent of the entire territory of the European Union is on orange alert due to drought and another one per cent is on red alert due to the record temperatures recorded in February on the old continent, 3.3 degrees higher than the historical 1991-2020 average for the period.
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In Sicily fruit orchards have been irrigated for several months now
2024-03-25 00:00
"Every citrus campaign has its setbacks and the current one is no exception. However, we are still optimistic because our oranges, especially the red-fleshed clones, are still in great demand. The mild temperatures of these days are certainly not helping us to preserve the fruit. We are
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