9/3/2010 12:00:00 AM
Nearly 81 million cartons of California navel oranges were produced in the past year, obliterating last year's mark of 64 million cartons. Read more on the harvest from this Capital Press article.
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9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
A plant disease never before found in the U.S. has affected citrus trees in Texas and Louisiana ... and California farmers are watching carefully. The disease, known as sweet orange scab, causes cosmetic damage to fruit. California reports positive news in preventing another citrus disease. Authorities say they're trapping fewer Asian citrus psyllids than expected. The insects can carry a disease that hurt Florida trees but has not been found in California.
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9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Remember when every bite of store-bought produce was succulent? Today's youth in America have a different experience with store-bought fruits and vegetables - sometimes they're yummy and juicy, sometimes they taste like chalk. Beth Mitcham and her team recently received a grant of nearly $6 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve the flavor quality of fruits and vegetables available to U.S. consumers and thereby increase their consumption. Read more on their quest from this news release at the link below.
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9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Urbanization is the major culprit as Mesa Citrus shuts down. In its heyday in the early 1990s, the cooperative packed 1.2 million cartons of citrus each season. It was the last major packinghouse in central Arizona. Read more on its closure from this Western Farm Press article.
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8/31/2010 12:00:00 AM
Citrus greening has infected at least 1,000 trees in Polk County groves since the deadly bacterial disease arrived locally in the fall of 2007, two years after it first surfaced in Florida, The Ledger has learned. Read more on the extent of the disease from this full report at the link below.
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8/25/2010 12:00:00 AM
Sweet orange scab, a citrus disease recently discovered in Texas, has made its way to Louisiana, according to officials. Read more on its movement from this LSU AgCenter article.
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8/20/2010 12:00:00 AM
Demand has increased for California Valencia oranges as school districts return to active session following summer holiday. Most affected is the availability on the small sized 138-count. The crop size profile favors the mid-range sizes (88s & 113s). Prices have firmed. Volume price discounts are available on the large sizes (48s, 56s & 72s). Navel oranges from Chile are available for shipment from the East Coast and West, although prices are higher compared to California Valencias. California lemons are available in all sizes along with excellent quality imports from Chile. Mexican lemons are now available also with limited early season production volume on the small sized 165s & 200s. We have seen the highs for the year on lemon prices; new crop harvesting will begin in Coachella next week, followed by Western Arizona in early September.
California Summer grapefruit is the predominant variety. Interior coloring is characterized by a moderate red blush. Growers are waiting for a warming trend to boost color intensity. Pineapple availability has improved slightly, with increasing supply expected in late September. A mild hurricane season in Mexico thus far has contributed to good availability on limes particularly for the large sizes, which are now priced at a slight discount to the smaller sized limes.
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8/18/2010 12:00:00 AM
The latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Field Office in Sacramento, California is available in this Western Farm Press article.
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8/18/2010 12:00:00 AM
A new disease that could cause additional headaches for citrus growers, particularly those who grow for the fresh market, has been confirmed in Texas. Read more on the disease from this Citrus & Vegetable article.
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8/4/2010 12:00:00 AM
A treatment that uses the mating habits of a Florida citrus pest as a way to control the pest is being developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. Read more on the work from this news release at the link below.
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