Oranges

Three weeks after the earthquakes in south-eastern Turkey, there is still a lack of availability of trucks, which have been diverted to the disaster area. The effect is an increase in logistic prices, although port congestion has eased off substantially. The port of Iskenderun, mainly used for
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The INCLIVA Health Research Institute and the Valencian Foundation for Agriculture and the Environment (FUVAMA) have promoted a research project to analyse the nutritional properties of oranges and mandarins and their beneficial effects on health, taking into account the fact that they have a high nutritional value.
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The strawberry campaign got off to a good start with good quantities and excellent quality, while the tarocco orange campaign is coming to an end. Prices for artichokes, cauliflowers, lettuces, tomatoes, peppers and courgettes are falling. read more

Cao Phong oranges from the northern province of Hoa Binh are now officially put up for sale in the UK. This marks the return of this specialty to the global market after over 40 years. The nearly 7 tons of Cao Phong orange, exported via the official channel by the Hoa Binh-based RYB Joint Stock
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Although the processing of the oranges from the 2022/23 crop is beginning to slow down in Brazil, it is still higher than the usual for this time of the year. In February, five plants – of the large-sized processors – were operating, the same as that last year but much more than that in 2020
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So-called load shedding and cuts in the electricity supply across South Africa is threatening compliance with new EU false codling moth (FCM) regulations on South African oranges. read more

Positive results were drawn by Matteo Mazzoni, commercial director of the Mazzoni Group, for the 2023 edition of Fruit Logistica where the top products were presented (in anticipation of the summer campaign), premium lemons, carrots, oranges. The novelty Ionì Lemon, for Easter
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“The objective is to grow and develop skills within a society that is changing rapidly, not to find ourselves unprepared when it comes to the sales channels and trends that intercept modern consumers. By following this strategy, the company has won the E-commerce Food Award, an important
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The Florida Valencia orange season is getting an early start this year largely due to the fall’s Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. “The packing houses have been running for a couple of weeks now on Valencias and normally we’d be just starting now,” says Adam Roe of Noble Citrus. “We had
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The Florida Citrus Commission (FCC) on Feb. 22 reduced processed orange maturity standards for the remainder of this season due to the negative effects of 2022’s Hurricane Ian. read more

In general, the organic citrus campaign has been marked by a drop in the volumes available, especially in the second part of the campaign, which started in January. This has been more noticeable with mandarins than with oranges. "In April last year, during the flowering period, we had 75% of
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Prices are rising for Tarocco oranges as they head towards the end of the campaign. The Candonga strawberry from Basilicata entered with good quantities and high quality, joining the Sicilian and Campania production. Still production problems for artichokes; no growth in volumes of
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The highly successful relationship between Waitrose and Heston Blumenthal is coming to an end after 12 years. read more

According to a price monitoring by Portugal’s DECO Proteste, the prices of fruit and vegetables have increased by more than 30% in the space of a year, with buying exactly the same products now costing €7.21 more than in 2022. read more

The arrival of consignments of oranges from Egypt to some Spanish warehouses, especially in Valencia, has raised concern in the Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) because of the lack of reciprocity with which these imports enter and because of the threat that, due to
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The arrival of consignments of oranges from Egypt to some Spanish warehouses, especially in Valencia, has raised concern in the Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) due to the lack of reciprocity with which these imports are entering and the threat that, because of
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A hot air balloon with rainbow colors flew over the Sicily-based school D'Alcontres ground during a sports event called 'Il Calcio in pajamas' (Soccer in pajamas). Now in its fifth edition, the event of recreational-social value, coordinated by Prof. Pietro Genovese and supported by Academy
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In seven of the eight capitals surveyed by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, fruit prices went up in January. Papaya, oranges and apples were some fruit that saw expressive rises. The weather is the factor that most contributed to this high in fruit prices. It rained too much in the main producing
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The demand for oranges in the in natura market has been increasing since mid-January. The supply, in turn, is low, especially for out of season pear oranges, which present higher quality compared to others.  read more

Quotations for tarocco oranges remain stable. Artichoke availability is still below average, with the Romanesco about to enter full production. Availability is also limited for courgettes, whose prices continue to rise. Radicchio production has begun
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