Oranges

In a letter dated 3 October to the European Commission, Intercitrus ironically pointed out that South Africa is on track to achieve 'record interception figures' in European ports of citrus fruits affected by pests whose control is a 'priority' for the EU, as
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The prices for popular citrus fruits, namely oranges and mandarins, have decreased in Ukraine. The average cost of mandarins has dropped from 1.57 to 1.25 EUR per kilogram. Clementine mandarins now cost an average of 2.95 EUR/kg in Ukraine, 0.10 EUR cheaper than in October. read more

Harvesting of early table grape varieties in Namibia is underway, with the first shipments of this year’s Southern African table grape season due to leave the port of Cape Town last weekend. South Africa’s northern region is expected to start from this week, with the Orange River coming on
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Portuguese citrus fruits still have a bright future ahead of them. Besides the PGI leaf orange, already well established on the French market, the clementines continue to gain market share. According to Eric Tastayre, managing director of Apifood, this is the “origin of the future” because
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European average orange price (in € per 100 kgs) comes in at €80 this November, €4 over the 5-year average. read more

The citrus-growing season of Il Girasole, the cooperative located in Paternò (Catania), started at the beginning of November. The cooperative can count on a total of 500 hectares of citrus groves in which Avana mandarins, Ciaculli tardives, Nova clementines, several varieties
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In Sicily, in the shadow of Mount Etna, there is no time to say goodbye to the Etna PDO prickly pears, in the final stages of another exciting season, when the oranges of the Piana di Catania peep out. read more

A bumper orange crop will be harvested in Pakistan this year. According to Arif Muhamed Rana, owner of Arif Fresh Fruits, the season will also start 15 days earlier than planned: “The orange season in Pakistan will commence from the 15th of November this year. Thankfully, it seems to be a
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The Spanish clementine and mandarin campaign is underway with fewer clementines than usual, and soon the market will also see a significant drop in the supply of oranges. The lower prices of the small sizes, the most abundant this season, are having an impact on those of the more marketable fruit. read more

The USDA has published its initial crop forecast for the 2023/24 Florida citrus season, with numbers up in all categories. Total orange volumes are predicted to increase to 20.5m boxes from the 15.85m boxes packed in 2022/23, a campaign badly affected by hurricanes Ian and Nicole. Non-Valencia
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The average citrus crop is expected to be 6.4 million tons in the 2023-2024 season only in Mersin, Adana and Hatay provinces. A record production of around 7 million tons is expected in 2023 with the addition of other Turkish provinces. read more

This year's orange campaign is starting with some delays in Seville as a result of the many months of drought that the province had to endure, and which have left an inevitable mark on this year's harvest. "The quality of the first orange, the Navelina, is not great, at least in the area where
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Interest in Egyptian oranges from Europe has been soaring, according to Osama Saleh, commercial manager at grower-exporter Houd ElNile, including from Spain. read more

A bumper orange crop will be harvested in Pakistan this year. According to Arif Muhamed Rana, owner of Arif Fresh Fruits, the season will also start 15 days earlier than planned: “The orange season in Pakistan will commence from the 15th of November this year. Thankfully, it seems to be a
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Inferior quality oranges and mandarins and a kiwi shortage caused by crop issues in New Zealand. In these times when the climate significantly affects harvests, it can be difficult to get good product. It is a situation that suits Jaap van Dijk of the Dutch company Más Frutas to a tee. "I deal
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University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisor Franz Niederholzer, an orchard systems expert involved with tree nuts and navel orangeworms, is finding “massive losses” in at least four counties due to a major infestation. “The picture is not yet totally clear, but NOW damage
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The national orange campaign is getting underway in Mercadona, the physical and online supermarket company which expects to sell more than 140,000 tonnes of this citrus fruit during the 2023/24 season, 10% more than in the previous season. During the season, they will have different
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“Mexico is a strong component to our overall core citrus program,” says Fernando Valle with TerraFresh Organics in California. “The grower co-op we represent is the largest supplier of organic Valencia oranges in the state of Sonora and we are proud of our 17-year exclusive partnership
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Despite being one of the world’s largest producers of oranges, Morocco has significantly reduced its exports of this product. According to EastFruit, only 30 thousand tons of oranges worth 13.7 million dollars were imported from Morocco to foreign countries in 8 months of 2023. For comparison,
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AVA-ASAJA is warning of possible damage to crops as a result of the strong blizzards affecting the Valencia region. Both in the interior of the Valencian province and in Castellón, an orange alert has already been decreed and winds of up to 108 kilometres have been recorded.
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