Citrus Numbers Drop

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts

 Bob Terry with USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service issued lower numbers this morning for the citrus crop.  Report (8:00 wma) Sponsoring these news reports: AND AND USDA NASS

FL Citrus Mutual Pres on Grower Outlook

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts

The USDA Citrus Crop Forecast to be released this week will re-focus growers on the season ahead.  In this report, Florida Citrus Mutual President Jay Clark discusses the mood of the growers going into the harvest season.  Report (1:00 wma)

Honduran Grapefruit Exports to EU

Randall Weiseman Citrus

This is a picture of one of the ships at Puerto Cortes near San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The photo was taken in September on a recent trip to Central America by Southeast AgNet president Gary Cooper, to tour the Honduran grapefruit industry. Hear and read more about the trip in the International Citrus category of this website, and be sure …

Agricultural Travelogue – Honduras Grapefruit

Gary Cooper Citrus, General, International

I was in Honduras in September for a grapefruit production tour. The industry’s leading Citrus Industry Magazine, will have a feature on what I learned about their grapefruit industry there that sends high quality red varieties to Europe the couple months before Florida fruit starts coming into season. Here’s an excerpt. CENTRAL AMERICAN CITRUS TRAVELOGUE: HONDURAS Honduras is nestled under …

FDOC Spokesman Explains Importance of Growing Demand

Dan Citrus

Even though FL citrus yields may be down this season as a result of the past couple years of calamities, a Citrus Department spokesman explains growing demand now while retail prices remain high is critical for grower returns in the not-too-distant future.  Report (1:00 wma)