Tag: citrus

Sumo Citrus, the wildly popular, award-winning mandarin known for its next level sweetness, texture and distinct look, will burst back into fruit aisles this January.

The biggest news in the industry this fall is the staggering price hike in vegetables that was recorded in November.

The exact amount of the damage done to Florida by Hurricane Ian is starting to come into focus.

Once again, with the help of arcane technicalities and the muscle of their states’ Congressional delegations, grapefruit growers from the southern United States – especially from Florida – have succeeded in nearly shutting down the importation of grapefruit from Mexico.

At this point, news about U.S. citrus is coming in two flavors: sweet and sour.

Hurricane Ian made landfall in the United States as a Category 4 system on September 28 on Cayo Costa Island, followed by a second landfall on the southwestern peninsula of Florida near Punta Gorda.

Summer Citrus from South Africa (SCSA) announces the conclusion of a successful and record breaking 2022 season. To date, all of the fruit has been shipped and will arrive to the ports before the end of October.

The California all orange forecast is 47.1 million boxes (1.88 million tons), up 17 percent from the last season's final utilization.

"Favorable late Spring weather and more groves reaching maturity have contributed to a heavy set of great-looking fruit as we approach the 2022 Satsuma season," explained Kim Jones, owner of Florida Georgia Citrus and current president of Cold Hardy Citrus Association.