Oranges

The average weighted price for oranges (in € per 100 kgs) stood at €111 in October of this year. read more

Super pigmentation of the pulp, due to the high concentration of anthocyanins, up to four times higher than in other traditional blood orange clones (about 650 mg/l versus 160 mg/l). This is what distinguishes the Extra Red Barbera,an exclusive of the Catanese Group and already
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After a major decline in production during the summer, supermarkets and stores are once again selling Algarve oranges. The 2022/2023 production campaign ended with a 50% production decline in the summer variety. This decline saw virtually no oranges being produced in August, September, October,
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Iran is emerging as a dominant force in the Uzbekistani orange market, as it has been steadily boosting its exports of this product to Uzbekistan since 2021. Last year, Iran shipped more than four times as many oranges to Uzbekistan as it did in 2021, and increased its market share by more than
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We will have to wait until Epiphany to be able to taste the Extra Red Barberas. The highly pigmented oranges will be available indicatively from 6 January to 15 April. "If 2023 was the launch year, 2024 wants to be the consecration year," says
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According to EastFruit analysts, consumers in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan enjoy record low prices for popular citrus fruits as if this was some kind of a compensation for the record high prices for grapes due to abnormal frosts in January 2023. read more

For Op Esperidio, an organisation of Sicilian producers specialising in Sicilian oranges, the season is getting into full swing. So, we were told about the first remnants of the season and what the prospects are for the 2023-2024 campaign. For the Op, the campaign started with the Navel
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Some had said that the Egyptian citrus season would be delayed, but it seems that some shipments are already arriving in Europe. "Indeed, the date that had been set for the export of oranges was December 15, but possibly due to the pressure from some exporters, some volumes have already started
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In Sicily it is time for the long-awaited Tarocco, the absolute star of the citrus fruit campaign. Blonde oranges give way to red ones and sentiment is positive, as Di Pasquale Ortofrutta of Delia (Caltanissetta) confirms toIFN; read more

High prices were recorded yesterday at the fruit and vegetable market in Bergamoren for citrus and winter fruits. Tarocco oranges and strawberries dominate the ranking, while clementines are more variable. Here is an analysis of the situation with photos and quotations of the day; read more

Before Thanksgiving, demand for California Navel oranges exceeded supply as the pipeline of Navels was pretty empty. “Harvest started later than normal, which resulted in a gap and record high pricing for a few weeks,” says Garrett Steele with Bravante Produce. Early on during the growing
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The Agribologna Group's V Gamma line - 'I Cotti' by Questo l'ho fatto io - launches a new reference. The orange sweet potato arrives on the shelves of the large-scale retail trade. This brings to 8 the number of products, all 100% natural, with no added condiments, of the vegetable line
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The updated forecast for the 2023–24 orange crop in Brazil’s citrus belt is 307.22 million boxes of 40.8 kilograms each. That’s a reduction of 2.12 million boxes, or 0.7%, from the September forecast of 309.34 million boxes. The update was issued Dec. 11 by Fundecitrus in cooperation with
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Namibian sources have said they are on course to reach 9.2m cartons of table grape exports this season, with increasing volumes of the fruit due to arrive in the market this week. read more

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its final forecast of the year for the 2023/24 Florida citrus season, with stability in oranges and growth elsewhere. read more

Demand for clementines is high, thanks to good quality and still low prices. Demand for oranges is still centred on blond Navelina oranges, although Sicilian Tarocos are on the rise. Demand for artichokes is increasing; kiwi and
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Clemenules stand out as Castellón's most important citrus variety. However, other citrus varieties have positively surprised producers this year. Navel orange prices at origin are 80% higher than the average of the last five campaigns, thanks to the shortage of fruit and a growing demand in
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November came to a close with the price of Spanish oranges again at the highest level of the last ten seasons, both at origin and in storage. read more

Another year of great success and steady growth is drawing to a close for iSuccosi oranges, the only oranges with guaranteed juiciness. After the extraordinary exploit of 2022, about one month before the close of 2023, Agricola Lusia's iSuccosi Oranges record a further
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At a North Vancouver dump, several people encountered a mountain oranges. Strangely nothing seems to be wrong with the fruit. According to one source, the fruit simply ripened too early for the holiday season, so a food broker was getting rid of them. As for how many oranges were being dumped,
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