SCSA marks 25 years of shipping citrus to the US
Summer Citrus from South Africa (SCSA) is celebrating its 25th consecutive year shipping citrus from South Africa to the US. The SCSA group has grown more that two and a half times over in the

SCSA marks 25 years of shipping citrus to the US
Summer Citrus from South Africa (SCSA) is celebrating its 25th consecutive year shipping citrus from South Africa to the US. The SCSA group has grown more that two and a half times over in the

Does shelf-life hinder organic lemon exports from Argentina to the US?
The organic lemon season out of Mexico is off to a good start. “We’re just beginning to ramp up and are now shipping about 20 to 30 loads per month,” says Gene Loudon with Dovex. The company

Zim council corrects misperceptions of its citrus trade with China
The Horticultural Development Council of Zimbabwe welcomes the re-introduced possibility of loading out through Beira - the average transit time from Zimbabwe to Beira is around 18 hours - while

Agrofresh launches VitaFresh™ Botanicals
VitaFresh Botanicals is a dedicated line of plant-based edible coatings from AgroFresh, a recognised leader in AgTech innovation. VitaFreshTM Botanicals coatings for peaches and nectarines,

One year in prison for having eight unregistered employees in Alicante
The Third Section of the Provincial Court tried and sentenced an employer of a company dedicated to the handling and packaging of citrus fruits in Alicante for not having registered eight

Citrus Australia leads first Origin Verification Program
Through an Agriculture Victoria Food to Market programme, Citrus Australia has conducted a first-of-its-kind study to characterise Australian oranges at both a country and regional level, using

Additional US port access for citrus fruit from South Africa
Summer Citrus from South Africa (SCSA) entered its 25th shipping season with the support of the MSC Shirley and fruit arrived in the U.S. towards the end of May. Despite recent heavy rainfall in

Summer Citrus from South Africa kicks off 25th year
Summer Citrus from South Africa (SCSA) has entered its 25th shipping season with the first fruit arriving in the US towards the end of May. Despite recent heavy rainfall in the Western Cape and in

Bumper citrus crop boosts Chile’s exports
Chile’s 2022/23 lemon crop is estimated to increase by 26.4% to 172,000 tons, due to favourable climatic conditions. According to FAS Santiago data, lemon exports will increase by 33.9% to

"South Africa noticeably gaining dominance on the citrus market"
The orange market is currently enjoying good demand. "There are genuine shortages," begins Conrad Rijnhout of the Dutch company VerDi Import. "At present, we're loading the last Egyptian oranges,

"Spain has organic lemons all year round; something that no other organic fruit sector achieves"
Already close to 12,000 hectares are devoted to organic lemon cultivation in Spain, making the country the largest producer and global supplier of organic lemons. "In the lemon sector, we are very

Chilean lemon production to increase by 26.4 percent and total 172,000 metric tons
In MY 2022/23, FAS Santiago estimates lemon production will increase by 26.4 percent and total 172,000 MT (metric tons) due to favorable climatic conditions. Lemon exports will increase by 33.9

"For us, the future has already started"
SG Alimentación-Southgreen (SGA) will be renamed to SGA Group, thereby integrating the three main family-owned production companies that supply it under the same commercial structure. The project

SanLucar relies on collaboration with Hispatec to promote sustainable cultivation
The company SanLucar has chosen Hispatec Agrointeligencia as its technology partner to support it in the digital transformation of its agricultural activities. The company currently has its own

SanLucar goes digital with Hispatec
SanLucar has chosen Hispatec Agrointeligencia as its technology partner to carry out the digital transformation of its agricultural operations. The multinational currently has its own production

Reemoon sets milestone with Mario’s Packhouse installation
Reemoon has completed its largest Australian installation to date delivering a new six-lane sizer to Mario’s Packhouse in Griffith, New South Wales. Reemoon vice director Dennis Clock reviewed

Sicily's citrus fruit district goes greener with the Clima project
From the Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia (Sicily's Citrus Fruit Productive District) comes the input for the island's entire citrus supply chain to take up the challenge of ecological

South Africa: Rail problems threaten planned citrus growth
Optimising South Africa's rail network is essential if the South African citrus industry is to achieve its vision of exporting 260 million boxes of the fruit by 2032. This is why the industry is

South African rail issues threaten citrus growth
The optimisation of South Africa’s rail system has been identified as a key enabler if the country’s citrus industry is to realise its vision of exporting 260m cartons of the fruit by 2032.

Chile: Citrus exports could reach 345,000 tonnes this season
Climatic factors, logistical problems and rising freight costs made the 2022 season the lowest citrus exports in recent years, 32% lower than the 2021 season. Forecasts by the Asoex Citrus

Limoneira partners with Apeel
Limoneira has announced a new exclusive licensing relationship with Apeel Sciences that will see its lemons protected across the supply chain with Apeel’s coating technology. This will make

Limoneira enters partnership on protecting lemons with coating technology
Limoneira Company announced it has entered into an exclusive licensing relationship with Apeel Sciences. Limoneira will protect lemons across its supply chain with Apeel’s coating technology.

New Maputo Cold Store will increase fruit export capacity
On 16 May the first cold storage in the Matola Cargo Terminal, an investment by The TLG Group, will be opened, coming right on time for the new citrus season, as planned. Currently all of the

Researchers place sensors on a citrus farm to irrigate the crops sustainably and maintain fruit quality
Researchers from the Institute of Agri-Food Research and Technology (IRTA) have launched a demonstration of the "CITRUSREG: Digitization of irrigation in citrus cultivation through sensors and