Citrus news archive – Page 177
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Australian citrus growers fight pest
Australian citrus growers have purchased an electronic road sign to warn drivers they are entering a fruit fly exclusion zone
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ArticleTunisia plans citrus campaign
With the Tunisian citrus season just getting underway, the country’s minister of trade is looking for ways to boost exports
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ArticleFlorida assessing citrus freeze damage
Industry could take weeks to calculate overall impact on crops after a further cold snap hit the US state on Monday morning
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ArticleFlorida avoids widespread citrus losses
Temperatures expected to reach their lowest point yet as growers in the state battle to protect their citrus crops
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Pakistan pushes Indonesia on kinnows
Pakistan is continuing to chase a drop in kinnow tariffs in trade negotiations with Indonesia
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ArticleAsian Citrus winter crop jumps
Asian Citrus’s 2009 winter orange yield rose 42 per cent over 2008 on the back of increasing production at Xinfeng
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ArticleGrape sector battles source-switch struggle
What had been a fairly docile market sprang to life in the last quarter, as a severe shortage in Brazilian product caused major headaches for UK importers and triggered a swift turn towards sources in Africa. Alex Lawson reports
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Newcomers sort out their niche in produce category
There are times when, while discovering the more unusual products on the retail shelves, a decision has to be taken as to
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ArticleFlorida handling cold snap
A cold air mass over central Florida was welcomed this week by grapefruit growers, as orange producers further north in the state bemoaned the low temperatures.
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ArticleLarge navels boost California citrus
Despite fears to the contrary, larger-sized oranges in California have boosted the state's citrus crop and it may eclipse predicted volume
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Pakistan to promote citrus in the Gulf
Pakistan’s embassy in the UAE is organising a series of promotional events to promote the kinnow mandarin variety in the Middle East
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ArticleGrapefruit joins SA produce promotion
South African citrus association to take part in country’s Beautiful Country, Beautiful Fruit promotional drive in the UK
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ArticleBig chill threatens Florida citrus crop
A severe cold snap across large parts of the country has left Florida citrus growers fearing for the welfare of their crops
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Spanish citrus facing wipe-out
Spanish citrus production could disappear in a few years as it faces the threat of two citrus diseases that are not being taken seriously by the authorities, growers complain.
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ArticleGrapefruit joins RSA campaign
The South African Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) is joining forces with the country’s deciduous fruit and grape sectors for this year’s Beautiful Country, Beautiful Fruit campaign.
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ArticleEU ‘must face citrus disease threat’
Spanish fresh produce association AVA-Asaja claims country’s citrus sector could by wiped out by Greening and Black Spot
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ArticleUMS to extend business in Europe
Israeli export marketer reveals plans for expansion of citrus and tomato volumes to key markets in Europe and Russia
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Punjab kinnow production up
The Indian state of Punjab has forecast this year will see record kinnow production thanks to increased acreage and favourable weather
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ArticleHeat cuts Australian citrus crops
Unseasonal spring heat has had a drastic effect on Australia’s citrus crops, with exporters fearful of a large reduction in crop yields
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Korean citrus heads for UK
The South Korean island of Jeju has begun exporting a small amount of citrus to the UK.