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Despite improving prices in the US market in recent weeks, the value of Chilean lemon exports in the first half of 2018 was significantly lower than the previous year. Figures […]
Thu 30/08/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spain’s agricultural ministry reports a good crop for Andalusia’s 2017/18 citrus campaign, while flowering and fruit set in spring has been acceptable. The first part of the campaign was marked […]
Wed 22/08/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Adverse weather conditions in the US, Brazil and the EU has led to fresh orange consumption in 2017/18 falling by about 7.5% than the previous year, according to a USDA […]
Tue 21/08/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Global orange production for 2017/18 is forecast to fall 6 million tons from the previous year to 47.8 million as unfavourable weather leads to smaller crops in Brazil and the […]
Tue 31/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The latest estimates of crop production for Spain’s 2017-18 campaign indicates declines in almost all crops from the previous campaign. The season was nevertheless considered to be quite a good […]
Tue 17/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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South Africa’s grapefruit production is set to increase by 5% to 370,000 tons in 2017/18, due to increase in planted area. Normal weather conditions in the main growing regions of […]
Mon 09/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Morocco’s citrus production in MY 2017/18 recovered from an early season drought. With improved weather conditions, the country’s mandarin forecast rose from 1 million tons to 1.2 million tons, while […]
Mon 02/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The EU’s citrus production is projected to reach around 11.1 million tons in 2017/18, 2.4% higher than previous estimates had suggested, but still representing an overall fall of 6.3% from […]
Mon 02/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Early June frosts may have serious consequences for the crops of Chile’s central zone, particularly, citrus, which are in full harvest, and avocados, whose harvest begins in August. The damage […]
Thu 14/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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An industrial dispute is affecting South Africa’s citrus industry in the Sundays River Valley area in the country’s Eastern Cape region. On 30th May, pickers and packers downed tools and […]
Mon 11/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Abundant rainfall has increased water availability in Chile and allowed an expansion in the area planted of citrus. Likewise, citrus exports are expected to increase by 17% for the 2017-2018 […]
Thu 31/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Preliminary data for estimations of Spanish fruit and vegetable production in the first five months of 2018 show extra-early potato volumes are up 4.3%, while tomato volumes are down 6.2% […]
Mon 28/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson