Citrus news archive – Page 217
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ArticleLabour issues worry Florida
A potential shortage of pickers is already worrying Florida grapefruit growers ahead of the start to the harvest in October.
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Israel battle with Lebanon damaging crops
The escalation of a confrontation between Israeli soldiers and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah could have serious implications for the fruit crop in northern Israel, both in the short and long-term.
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Nets get UltraBag revamp
The biggest development in net packaging in 15 years is making its way into the UK fresh produce sector.
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Capespan continues charity backing
Capespan will continue its support of the Children with Leukaemia charity by again handing out citrus at this year’s party.
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Spanish steer clear of China
Only a handful of Spanish exporters have shown interest in the Chinese citrus market since the phytosanitary export protocol was signed by both countries’ ministries of agriculture earlier this year, it emerged this week.
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Peruvian citrus focus on Europe
Eighty-five per cent of Peruvian citrus exports are shipped to Europe, accorsing to export promotion body Procitrus.
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ArticleLamb's lettuce limelight
Lamb’s lettuce is enjoying a prolonged spell in the spotlight this month.
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$18 million handout not enough for Florida
The $18 million being offered to citrus nursery growers in the Florida for the 4.3 million trees lost to the canker eradication programme is not enough to support the industry, it has been claimed this week.
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ArticleStonefruit forecasts reviewed
Stonefruit production forecasts for Europe have been revised following early summer storms in many production regions.
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ArticleRe:fresh win just reward for JP
JP Fruit Distributors Ltd picked up two awards at Re:fresh 2006, including the blue-riband title of Overall Produce Trader of the Year. Emma Twyning finds out how the business fought off stiff competition to claim the titles, and why a shift in mood is paying dividends for the company.
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ArticleNice piece of kit
Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading machinery manufacturers and discovers that many are introducing new products and programmes, as well as finetuning their existing offers, to continue their strong presence in the fresh produce arena.
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Alberto brings rains
Hurricane Alberto has brought much needed rainfall to grapefruit plantations in central Florida.
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ArticleCitrus supply tightens
The UK is in for a summer of tight supply on citrus lines as southern hemisphere sources experience drought and market jitters.
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Israeli transaction close to completion
As predicted on freshinfo last week, Fishman Holdings, a company controlled by Eliezer Fishman, has sold part of its holdings in citrus company Tnuport to Mehadrin Tnuport Export for US$16 million
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ArticleIsrael storms ahead in citrus recovery
The Israeli citrus season 2005-06 has just closed with the sector enjoying its third consecutive year of recovery following severe crisis four years ago.
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MTEX increases Israeli grape share
Israel's grape crop is on the rise again and MTEX will increase it's proportion of exports.
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ArticleMehadrin to become Israel's largest citrus exporter
Israeli firm Mehadrin is in an "advanced stages of negotiations" to purchase Tnuport's part in the partnership known as Mehadrin-Tnuport Export (MTE).
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ArticleLofty ambition at Waitrose Foundation
Waitrose and its suppliers expect to raise £500,000 through the chain’s foundation to benefit the welfare of black farm-workers on 10 citrus fruit farms in South Africa.
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ArticleSteady SA citrus progress
South African growers and exporters are cautiously optimistic about the current citrus harvest and reports from the various production regions indicate the harvest is progressing well without major problems. FPJ’s South Africa correspondent Louise Brodie reports.
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Shelf barkers that make my job that little bit easier
Searching the multiple shelves every fortnight for what is different, exciting or even new in terms of packs and varieties