Citrus news archive – Page 201
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ArticleJaffa enjoys value increase at Tesco
Jaffa-labelled fruit has enjoyed strong growth in value at Tesco in the last quarter, fuelled by an increase in in-store promotions as more shoppers look for bargains in the fruit and veg department.
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ArticleSeald Sweet’s McCranie to stand down
Mr McCranie, who has been with the marketer for over 40 years, pioneered Florida shipments to Asia and Europe during the 1970s
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ArticleEasy-peel Navel project begins to pay off
Exporter of Australian easy-peel Navel introduced in the UK this week says launch represents once in a lifetime opportunity
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ArticleTight supply firms up prices for southern suppliers
The southern hemisphere has enjoyed a strong market over the last three months, with a slow start to the season and tight supply keeping prices high. But the traditional summer sales slowdown has been painful and the sector is keen to turn consumers back on to citrus. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleMMG launches easy-peel orange
MMG is marketing an easy-peel orange in the UK for the first time this summer.
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ArticleSunkist sales reps free to roam
The citrus marketing cooperative has revealed plans for a major shake-up of its domestic sales operations
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ArticleMMG trials Australian easy-peel orange
The UK citrus importer is planning a one-month trial of the Navel in Sainsbury's stores across the country
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Costa Rica faces threat of citrus greening
Growers are on high alert after the insect which carries the disease was confirmed present in the Central American country
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ArticleCitrus greening threatens Costa Rica
Growers are on high alert after the insect which carries the disease was confirmed present in the Central American country
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ArticleMurcian harvests face “drastic” reduction
Murcia’s citrus and vegetable autumn harvest could be set to fall by as much as 50 per cent if the region’s current drought continues, claims a top grower group
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ArticleIntercitrus' pips squeak
Beleaguered spanish citrus body Intercitrus will get a second chance at salvation in September, but producers have all but given up on the organisation.
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ArticleCal Citrus joins Sunkist network
Company set to add more than 800ha of oranges and lemons to marketing cooperative's citrus production
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ArticleSpanish citrus exports suffer major fall
Spanish citrus exports have fallen by more than 500,000 tonnes during the current campaign compared with a year before
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ArticleAussie citrus campaign up and running
Despite the ongoing availability of California fruit, movement of Australian citrus has been good says DNE World Fruit Sales
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ArticleSpaniards count stonefruit cost
Hail, rain and high winds in mid-July have taken their toll on a wide variety of crops in eastern, southern and north-eastern Spain.
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Easy-peelers win over French consumers
Consumption of easy-peelers among French consumers has risen, while supplies from Spain and Morocco have tumbled
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South Australian citrus crop slumps
The South Australian citrus crop is down significantly this season due to pruning and water restrictions
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ArticleTutu backs citrus empowerment project
A citrus project in the Cape region of South Africa has received the backing of Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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ArticleTop fruit takes world stage
New Zealand, Chile and South Africa dominate the UK top-fruit market in the heady summer months but, this year, major suppliers have not had such bountiful harvests. As southern-hemisphere supplies wind down and northern-hemisphere producers wait in earnest, Doris Lee Butterworth asks what is on the agenda in the coming months.
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ArticleIntercitrus faces threat of closure
Disagreement among members over the 2008/09 budget has brought the Spanish citrus organisation to its knees