Oranges

Launched the 'Paniere Zero Residui' brand to enhance the offer of the segment in large-scale distribution: a network of companies ready to get involved to build a new category of fruit and vegetables.Paniere Zero Residui starts with 14 product families: tomato, watermelon, berries, pumpkin,
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On Tuesday, hundreds of farmers from Valencia, Spain took to the streets with their tractors, causing significant traffic delays and calling for improved conditions for their sector. Their demands include limitations on the import of inexpensive fruits and vegetables into the European Union,
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Yet another prestigious collaboration between the Arancia Rossa di Sicilia Igp Consortium and an outstanding Made in Italy company with more than 145 years of history; read more

Heralded as “juicy, crunchy jewels in your mouth”, Sun World says its new Ruby Rush-branded range of early red grapes are sure to have a positive impact on the table grape world. read more

California citrus is expecting a challenging two weeks due to heavy rainfall and high winds. According to the National Weather Service, the storm that started on Sunday could likely produce 24 to 36 hours of continuous rain between Sunday and Tuesday (today). At the time of writing, about 36
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Just a few days after signing an agreement to acquire one of the leading producers of grapes, cherries, blueberries and other fruits in Chile and Peru, Verfrut (click here to read more), the Unifrutti group today announces the acquisition of the Sicilian farm Castellana (in the
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Andalusia accounts for 50.63% of the nearly 26,000 hectares devoted to organic citrus cultivation in Spain, according to official figures on organic acreage and production for 2022. However, if we take only oranges into account, this figure rises to 77%, positioning the region as the undisputed
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The latest data from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development reveals the trends in the EU citrus imports. The detailed document shows that in January, the EU imported 51,687 tonnes of oranges, a notable increase from December's 13,472 tonnes. read more

The prices of many fruit and vegetable crops are falling. More pigmented late varieties of oranges are coming onto the market, although demand is not optimal. Late varieties of clementines, such as Hernandina and Tango, are also coming in. The Romanesco artichoke harvest is about to start and
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"The orange import campaign was rather satisfactory, it even ended in late November due to the high temperatures registered in the Mediterranean production area. Spain contributed to this situation with the slow ripening of its citrus fruit. With the November sales, the market 'cleared' of all
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The campaign of Maltese oranges, produced exclusively on Tunisia's Cap Bon peninsula (which produces over 75% of the country's citrus fruit), started about two weeks ago. This year is very different from the previous season, according to Mourad Ben Salem, manager of Med Essor, a company which
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Leading figures in the fruit sector have expressed their concerns over the Red Sea crisis, which has already impacted the sales of apples to the Middle East from Europe. The European apple market in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, estimated to be worth around $400 million, has been affected by Houthi
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"It's absurd that these days, Dutch auctions sell oranges and other imported fruits. I can't wrap my head around it," says Gert Lukassen, patriarch of the Dutch company Lukassen AGF. He is concerned about developments in the fruit and vegetable world and finds offering imported products at
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In the third week of the new year, the value sales of fruit and vegetables by imposed weight grew more than the Lcc. However, the strong inflationary effect hides declining volumes. At the channel level, the good performance of the discounters continues, which is the only one of all with
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The latest USDA report on global citrus has forecast both orange and mandarin production will increase in the 2023/24 season (12 months to 30 June 2024 for the Northern Hemisphere and 31 December 2024 for the Southern Hemisphere). This is anticipated due to favourable weather in Turkey
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Supplies of California citrus are plentiful right now. “The fruit is big so it’s plentiful in large fruit and very very tight, limited supplies on small fruit--88s and smaller,” says Jim Saavedra of Cecelia Packing Corp. read more

Despite the unfavorable climate of the last few months, the Sicilian citrus campaign is continuing in a somewhat steady pace. According to Monica Solarino, co-owner with her brother Giuseppe of Bioagricola F.lli Solarino, which produces blonde oranges, grapefruits and lemons - all organic - in
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MSC (the world's leading shipping company and winner of the Port of Valencia's northern expansion) has improved connectivity between South Africa (the main commercial competitor in the southern hemisphere of Valencian oranges) and Germany by including a direct stop in Bremerhaven in its current
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It’s been a pretty generic season when it comes to the Greek citrus this year, says Nick Nafpliotis, company director of fresh produce exporter Greek & Fresh: “The orange crop has been normal with a few changes in the sizes which is typical from season to season. The Navelina oranges
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Rising estimates for South African table grape volumes: Sati, South African Table Grape Industry, has revised its export forecasts following a bountiful harvest in the Orange River region, one of the country's main production areas. read more