…crop season. California Non-Valencia oranges are forecast at forty-two million boxes, five hundred thousand boxes lower than the final number of the 2015-16 season and six million less than the…
Florida Citrus Growers Spared by Hurricane Matthew
…fruit is oranges, which are much lighter than grapefruit and therefore less likely to be knocked off the tree. Meadows noted that there’s always the possibility that some interior regions…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…chicken, chickpeas, cucumbers, dates, eggs, figs, garlic, grapefruits, grapes, green beans, honeydew, kiwi fruit, leaf lettuce, lemons, lima beans, milk, mushrooms, nectarines, oats, olives, onions, oranges, peaches, pears, pecans, peppers,…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…and mites to some orchards. Husk fly sprays were applied to some walnut groves. Pistachios were progressing well and some orchards were treated for navel orangeworm. California Citrus Valencia oranges…
Fruit Growers Fight for Market Share in China
…bananas, grapes, oranges and apples to China, it faces increasing competition from both Chinese growers and neighbors of Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. Combined, those three countries supply more than…
Agri View: New Possibilities
…is beaches and winter vacations. Actually Florida is an agriculture state, more than just oranges. Florida has long challenged California in winter vegetable production. In recent years the acreage in…
Agri View: Apple Versatility
…apple picked weighed three pounds. The average size of a United States orchard is 50 acres. Apples are the second most valuable fruit grown in the United States. Oranges are…
APHIS Seeks Comments on Treatment Evaluation Document
…Australia, namely lemons, oranges, tangerines, and tangors to meet the U.S. entry requirements. APHIS will carefully consider all comments received by the deadline, November 15, 2016, and then make its…
September Crop Production Report
…included the following commodities: Oranges, Navel The initial 2016-2017 season is forecast at 1.68 million tons (42.0 million boxes), down 8 percent from last season. This initial forecast is based…
CA Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report
…conducted from July 9 to September 1, 2016. Estimated fruit set per tree, fruit diameter, trees per acre, bearing acreage, and oranges per box were used in the statistical models…
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
…In 2015, these crops accounted for three-fourths of the report’s value. Added to this year’s list was mandarins (9) and oranges (10). Mandarin demand continues to push acreage upwards. Dropping…
Honeybee Population Revival
…including blueberries, apples, oranges, squash, tomatoes and almonds. What is Pollination? Pollination occurs when pollen grains from a flower’s male parts (anthers) are moved to the female part (stigma) of…
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…psyllids are detected sporadically in the San Joaquin Valley — home to most California oranges and mandarins — and are endemic in Southern California lemon country. But as far as…
IndexBox Marketing: Orange Market In Crisis
…urban population and the standard of living. The top 10 countries in terms of consumption of fresh oranges include the countries which grow oranges themselves. The first place is taken…