Oranges

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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"This is good news ahead of the 2024 citrus export season, which will start in April," said the Citrus Growers' Association (CGA). "The South African Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the Citrus Growers'
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Tulips delight with their colours and flower forms and are associated with spring energy. They give joy and hope. They smell of optimism. These are just a few of their qualities. And the fact that they give something different to everyone could be seen at the 14th Tulip Show held on the second day of the year.
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After years of close cooperation for the production of unrooted cuttings for the HilverdaFlorist Dianthus pot series, HilverdaFlorist and Dümmen Orange are ending their licensing agreement. This collaboration has been a main driver in the production and sales of unrooted cuttings for potted
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A new bilateral protocol has been established between South Africa and Vietnam, opening the Vietnamese market to South African oranges. read more

Over 400,000 tulips are beginning to bloom at Hangzhou's Taiziwan Park. About 10 percent of the blossoms, ranging in hues of red, orange, pink and purple, have already burst into bloom beneath towering trees, near quaint ponds, weaving through meadows, and adorning the northern periphery of the
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The Egyptian citrus industry is set for a complicated end to the season. Growers and exporters are merely waiting to clear their volumes and put an end to a season marked by low prices and a shrinking market. Amged Nessem, Export Manager of El Teriak Farms, explains the factors influencing
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In an important significant development for the agricultural sector of Botswana, domestic citrus farmers are expressing their enthusiasm over the newfound opportunities to export their produce. This optimism follows the successful dispatch of the first consignment of oranges to the Middle East,
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Dümmen Orange is preparing for the upcoming California Spring Trials (CAST) 2024 with a new location this year. Center of Effort will host Dümmen Orange in Arroyo Grande, California, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) on March 19-22, 2024. Dümmen Orange has a lineup of
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The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) announce that a new bilateral protocol has been established, opening the Vietnamese market to South African oranges. This is good news for the South African
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Dümmen Orange is preparing for the upcoming California Spring Trials (CAST) 2024 with a new location this year. Center of Effort will host Dümmen Orange in Arroyo Grande, California, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) on March 19-22, 2024. Dümmen Orange has a lineup of
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Cumulated imports of fresh oranges into the EU amounted to 263,000 tonnes in February, with the lion's share coming in from Egypt. The number ended up slightly above the 5-year average cumulated tonnage. Egypt shipped in 62,726 tonnes last month, followed by Turkey with 1,313 tonnes and Morocco
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Pure Flavor® Farms has launched OMG Tomatoes™, a new tomato with a sweet and tangy flavor profile and a golden hue that seems to raise the question: "Are these Orange? .. Or maybe Gold?" inspiring the name OMG Tomatoes. The tomatoes were recently awarded the Superior Taste Award from the
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"Although the orange season was characterized by a few difficulties, our work proceeded without hiccups," reported Carmelo Frisenna, sales manager at Arancia Loretta – Uniterra, a company specializing in the production and commercialization of high-quality oranges located in Paternò, Sicily,
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In a significant development for the agricultural sector of Andhra Pradesh, the state's first Banana Integrated Pack House was inaugurated at the Market Yard in Pulivendula. The facility, inaugurated by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, is designed to enhance trading opportunities for local
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The strawberry campaign continues with high volumes. New potatoes are on sale: Sicilian potatoes are arriving in Italian markets. The green asparagus campaign takes off.Good moment for beets, with abundant production. Critical situation for Italian onions, the
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During February, the experts from the Southern Interregional Department of the Federal Service Rosselkhoznadzor monitored over 164,500 tons, encompassing a diverse array of imported fruits, at the port of Novorossiysk. The shipments included imported fruits such as lemons, pears, grapes, oranges,… read more

As of December 31 last year, global stocks of frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) were recorded at 463,940 tons, marking a 6.7% increase from the end of 2022, as reported by CitrusBR, the Brazilian producers' association. This uptick halts a three-year trend of declining reserves, yet stocks
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The weekly appointment with La Borsa della Spesa, the service produced by BMTI and Italmercati, in collaboration with Consumerismo Non Profit, is back; read more