Chile’s citrus exports surge by 46% 

Chile’s citrus exports surge by 46% 
After 2 challenging years due to drought and high shipping costs, there is finally some respite for Chile’s citrus exporters. Greater rainfall this year has helped increase productivity. At week […]
Wed 18/10/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

49 batches of Turkish citrus rejected by EU in 2022-23

49 batches of Turkish citrus rejected by EU in 2022-23
The European Commission has reported through the RASSF system (European Union Rapid Alert System for Food) that during the 2022-2023 campaign, 49 batches of Turkish lemon and grapefruit were rejected, […]
Mon 25/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Weather undermines Argentina’s citrus campaign

Weather undermines Argentina’s citrus campaign
The latest estimate for Argentina’s 2022/23 lemon crop is 1.65 million tons, down 6.5% from the official USDA estimate due to continued adverse weather and poor economic conditions, especially for […]
Thu 21/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Spanish lemon crop up by a third

Spanish lemon crop up by a third
AILIMPO’s lemon crop estimate for the 2023/2024 season foresees a production in Spain of 1,365,000 tons, a figure similar to that achieved in the 2020/2021 season, which represents an overall […]
Tue 19/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

UK supermarkets warned over “unauthorised” Tango sales

UK supermarkets warned over “unauthorised” Tango sales
Nadorcott Protection (NCP), which owns the intellectual property for the award-winning Nadorcott variety of mandarin, has contacted nine major retailers in the UK over the alleged unauthorised sale of Tango/Tang […]
Mon 18/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Intercitrus warns that lethal citrus predator is now in the EU

Intercitrus warns that lethal citrus predator is now in the EU
After being detected in Israel last year, Diaphorina citri has now been identified in Cyprus, which should force Brussels to investigate the origin of the outbreak as well as finance and supervise eradication measures.
Tue 12/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Intercitrus calls to extend EU cold treatment requirement to mandarins 

Intercitrus calls to extend EU cold treatment requirement to mandarins 
Spanish interprofessional organisation Intercitrus has begun proceedings to demand “documentary evidence and a verification system” from the European Commission that South Africa is complying with cold treatment requirements in its […]
Tue 29/08/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Smaller global tangerine crop forecast

Smaller global tangerine crop forecast
The global tangerine/mandarin crop for 2022/23 is estimated down 900,000 tons to 36.9 million tons due to lower production in China and Morocco caused by unfavourable weather. According to the […]
Thu 24/08/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

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