APHIS Revises the Conditions for the Interstate Movement of Citrus Fruit from Areas Quarantined for both Sweet Orange Scab and Citrus Canker

February 11, 2022 USDA APHIS

“Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is revising the conditions for interstate movement of citrus fruit from areas quarantined for both sweet orange scab (Elsinöe australis, SOS) and citrus canker (Xanthomonas axonopodis, CC) to allow movement of fruit to packing houses located in contiguous states that are not quarantined for either disease.”

LGS Specialty Sales Announces Strong Transition Into W. Murcotts Season

February 3, 2022 LGS Specialty Sales

LGS has been supplying Mandarins from Morocco to the U.S. for over 15 years between the months of January and April, and from the Southern Hemisphere in the summer until fall. These next few months will serve as the peak of their imported window with good tasting and quality fruit.

Fan Favorite Sumo Citrus Season Begins With Expanded Distribution and New Bags

January 7, 2022 Sumo Citrus

This week officially kicks off the enormously delicious Sumo Citrus season as the popular fruit bursts into even more produce aisles for 2022! Added distribution into new Target locations and all Meijer stores continue to launch Sumo Citrus into the mainstream as it aims to become the most exciting thing found in the produce aisles nationwide.

Save Foods Expands Presence in Mexican Agricultural Market

December 24, 2021 Save Foods

Save Foods announced it has initiated a commercial program in conjunction with Agrinet S. A. an agritech consultancy firm expert in introducing new products in Mexico.

Sweet Valley Citrus Debuts at New York Produce Show

December 20, 2021 Cold Hardy Citrus Association

The Cold Hardy Citrus Association (CHCA), a collaborative group of more than 75 growers, handlers, processors and allied businesses of all sizes, with groves and packing facilities throughout the Florida Panhandle, Eastern Alabama and Southern Georgia, will debut their newly created regional brand—Sweet Valley Citrus—at the New York Produce Show on December 15, 2021.