Oranges
Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 29 January
2024-01-30 00:00
The Sicilian Tarocco campaign is coming to an end. Incoming are the more red-pigmented varieties, such as Moro oranges, as well as blond oranges of the Washington Navel variety. Last batches of common clementines from Southern Italy: late varieties, such as Hernandina, are arriving.
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High demand for oranges from Egypt
2024-01-29 00:00
The first part of the campaign is drawing to a close for the main producers of the Mediterranean basin, “from the Navelines to Lane Late and Nave Late varieties, with a predominance of large sizes this year. The campaign started last month for the juice varieties, with the Salutsiana and we
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Bhutan's horticulture sector has faced a decline in fruit yields due to diseases and pests
2024-01-29 00:00
Over the past decade, Bhutan's horticulture sector has faced escalating challenges, marked by a notable decline in fruit yields due to diseases and pests. Key cash crops, notably oranges and apples, have seen production drops exceeding 50% between 2012 and 2022.
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New light shed on HLB and fertilization
2024-01-29 00:00
The effort to help huanglongbing (HLB)-impacted citrus trees has taken another step forward. A University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) study examined the relationship between fertilization, root health and fruit yield. Researchers focused on Valencia orange
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Red oranges, Donnalia gets into the swing of the campaign
2024-01-29 00:00
The Sicilian blood orange is entering the campaign with organoleptic characteristics at the top and the typical pigmentation, after some initial hesitation due to the climate, is turning towards the fiery red characteristic of Sicilian citrus fruits;
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Like the previous campaign, the 2022/2023 citrus campaign in Seville was developed with a significant water deficit. The season in this province, as everyone who lives there knows, was warmer than usual.
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Egyptian exports 2023/24 forecast to increase by 25 percent
2024-01-26 00:00
Egyptian exports in 2023/24 are forecast to increase by 25 percent to reach a record 2.0 million tons due to higher yields per hectare and the opening of new markets. Egypt is expected to maintain its position as the number one orange exporter by volume. As a primary Egyptian fruit export, the
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Citrus production in Almeria falls by 5%.
2024-01-26 00:00
According to ASAJA-Almeria's estimates, at this point in the season, it can be seen that the volume of production estimated in the Aforo de Cítricos published last September will not be reached, which will be 5% lower.
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As the new year begins, the traditional Italian citrus season also picks up speed. This year, there is an abundant citrus harvest available, reports Nicoló Sparacino of Berlin-based trading agency Biofruit Trading. "However, there is a relatively high proportion of small-caliber fruits. Demand
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Gerardo Diana: 'Indissoluble bond between the volcano and the Sicilian blood orange Igp'
2024-01-25 00:00
Once again this year to celebrate the Arancia Rossa di Sicilia Igp, the president of the consortium, Gerardo Diana, climbed to the summit altitudes of Mount Etna to pay homage to Europe's highest active volcano. Diana set off on foot from the Sapienza refuge, located 1910 metres above sea level.
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"Spesotti in the orchard', Coop's convenient fruit and vegetables
2024-01-25 00:00
The Coop-branded convenience line, Spesotti, made its debut on the store shelves in October (click here to read more), initially featuring only two categories in the fruit and vegetable department: pulses and pistachios;
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Almost all supermarkets and greengrocers in Europe are selling them now: pointed peppers. With their extra sweet taste, they are increasingly preferred to standard blocky peppers. In 1996, three pepper growers started experimenting with growing sweet pointed peppers. “They are a niche product
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"We do our best to reduce prices for Asian markets"
2024-01-24 00:00
As the month of Ramadan approaches, this year starting on 10 March, Egyptian exporters of Valencia oranges are eagerly awaiting a resolution to the situation in the Red Sea. Mahmod Allam, from the exporter Citrus Agro, shares the industry's concerns.
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Sicilian Red Orange at VicenzaOro with Sicilian goldsmiths
2024-01-23 00:00
"Four days of meetings useful for acquiring collaborations and developing partnerships already started during the last edition," said the president of the Arancia Rossa di Sicilia Consortium, Gerardo Diana, the day after his participation in the 70th edition of the VicenzaOro trade fair of the
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 22 January
2024-01-23 00:00
Lower product availability and subdued demand due to above-average temperatures mark the Fruit and Vegetable Exchange. An example of this comes from the Sicilian Tarocco oranges, which have entered the height of the campaign but with demand and pigmentation still not optimal. Signs of weakness on the
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iSuccosi oranges honoured with Quality Award 2024
2024-01-19 00:00
The iSuccosi oranges, produced by Agricola Lusia, are confirmed as the ideal reference for juicing. For the third year in a row they won the Quality Award 2024, the coveted prize dedicated to quality now in its ninth edition. Juiciness guaranteed by a scientific method of
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Lemons in free fall, boom for oranges and clementines
2024-01-19 00:00
January is citrus fruit time and NFI's category of the month could only take into consideration the fruits of the moment. The analysis we propose, developed thanks to the analyses of Agroter's Fruit and Vegetable Monitor, will focus on sales trends in the various channels in
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"The oranges that arrive here must comply with European regulations"
2024-01-19 00:00
In the 2022/23 season, in a context of productive deficit, the orange production in Spain was 785,000 tons lower than in the previous season; a decrease of 20.9%, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Agriculture. Spanish orange imports between January and October 2023 doubled
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Organic winter citrus pack outs better than expected
2024-01-19 00:00
California organic winter citrus is in peak supply right now. At Homegrown Organic Farms, they are currently packing organic blood oranges, Cara Caras, grapefruit, lemons, mandarins, navels and pomelos.
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Fruit and vegetables from Romagna and Lucania close to Ukraine
2024-01-19 00:00
In the desperate context of Ukraine, concrete help is on the way from Romagna, in the form of around 130 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables.
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