Oranges

Staff at retailers across Asia will soon undertake innovative training through a new platform being launched by Australian growers through Hort Innovation. read more

The European Union intercepted 11 shipments infested with the quarantine pest Phyllosticta citricarpa, the fungus that causes citrus black spot, in shipments from South Africa destined for the European market during the month of August: four detections in
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With the beginning of September, Sicilian citrus fruit operators are trying to make their first forecasts for the rapidly approaching campaign; of course, judgements are often conditioned by personal intuition or emotions carried over from the previous season, but the
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The average weighted price for oranges (in € per 100 kgs) stood at €89 in August; down €4 compared to last month. It is, however, still €13 higher than the weekly 5-year average. read more

Domestic fruit were dominant: Elstar, Delbarestivale and Jonagold prevailed, while Elstar and Sweet Tango noticeably gained in importance. Cox Orange and Rubinette were new additions to the range. In addition to the German varieties, Italian deliveries also increased, with Royal Gala and Golden
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The South African citrus campaign has been particularly challenging so far. "A lot of Blackspot has appeared in lemons and oranges in particular, due to rainfall during the flowering period. Across the range, we're also seeing a high proportion of large calibers. Small-caliber juice oranges, on
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Aldi is trialling four new loose fruit and vegetable lines in a bid to reduce plastic waste. read more

Staff at retailers across Asia are soon to undertake innovative training through a new platform being launched by Australian growers through Hort Innovation. read more

The largest Portuguese association of citrus fruit operators, AlgarOrange, wants the government to lead a national debate on the strategy for dealing with the country’s water shortage, particularly acute in the Algarve. AlgarOrange unites around 40% of the region’s operators and believes
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Invaio Sciences, a bio platform company accelerating the leap to nature-positive agriculture, today announced that its Citrus Health solution to suppress citrus greening in oranges received approval from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Community Services (FDACS) under section 24(c) of
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For marketing year (MY) 2022/23, fresh lemon production estimates have been revised to 1.65 million metric tons (MMT), down 6.5 percent from the official USDA estimate due to continued adverse weather and poor economic conditions, especially for smaller producers. Fresh orange production is
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Sunstroke is a physiopathy that mainly affects the citrus fruit Satsuma and Bergamot; high temperatures and high intensity of solar radiation are the main causes of sunstroke affecting citrus fruit by damaging the peel and, in extreme cases,
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Bio platform company Invaio Sciences has announced that its citrus health solution to suppress citrus greening in oranges has received approval from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Community Services (FDACS) under section 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
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Spanish interprofessional organisation Intercitrus has begun proceedings to demand “documentary evidence and a verification system” from the European Commission that South Africa is complying with cold treatment requirements in its orange exports to the EU to prevent the spread of
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The Algarve is responsible for 90% of Portugal’s orange production; orange trees need a lot of water (much more than avocados, for example) and with the drought, this has almost been impossible. Whatever trees have produced this year is generally smaller, less in number – and certainly
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Mercadona, the physical supermarket and online sales company, today ends the 2022/23 season of oranges and mandarins from Spain with a purchase balance of more than 196,000 tonnes. In total, Mercadona has bought more than 200,000 tonnes of citrus fruit in the 22/23 season.
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The next bergamot orange campaign is at risk as fruits have been largely destroyed by the abnormal temperatures in July, characterized by muggy heat and temperatures reaching 50°C. All of this has led Regione Calabria to request the recognition of a natural disaster. The groves, already put to
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A calm citrus demand is typical in August, says Eddy Kreukniet of Exsa Europe. "Many people are on vacation, and then consumption drops, despite promotions. It hasn't been more or less than other years, though," he begins. read more

American cherries by sea have arrived on the market. According to merchants, the market was relatively good when they first came into the market. The price of some early sea freight was basically the same as that of later air freight. In recent days, the market has dropped, and the price varies
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Global orange juice production for the 2022/23 marketing year has seen a downturn of 9%, with total production at 1.5 million tonnes. Despite robust global orange juice consumption, exports are expected to fall due to constrained global supply, according to the USDA. Brazil is the biggest orange
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