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CROP UPDATE
First Post-Freeze Citrus Forecast Cuts Florida Orange Crop 2%
The Jan. 12 USDA citrus crop forecast reduced the expected Florida orange crop forecast by three million boxes, to 140 million boxes. Grapefruit remained unchanged at 19.6 million boxes. This forecast was able to assess some damage from December freezes; further assessments of the freeze damage will be made in future reports. Get the full report here from Citrus Industry magazine’s Ernie Neff.
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Citrus Freezes Helped Push OJ Futures to 3-Year Highs
Freeze Effects on Florida Specialty Crops and Markets
Investigation into Citrovita and Citrosuco OJ Merger
Baboons Discover New Citrus Fruit in Africa
Californians Tour Florida Citrus; Focus on Greening Disease
Cumbersome Travel for Ag Commish, State Officials
Top 2011 Food Trends to Watch
University of California Develops New Mandarin Orange
New Citrus Varieties/Colors/Textures in the Produce Aisle
DON’T MISS THIS
China: Threat or Opportunity for Florida Citrus Industry?
A two-year, $172,000 study that the Florida Citrus Commission recently funded will attempt to determine how a possible Chinese citrus industry boom will impact Florida’s citrus industry. Florida Department of Citrus Deputy Executive Director Bob Norberg proposed the study and has the details in this interview with Citrus Industry magazine’s Ernie Neff
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FROM THE FIELD
Citrus World Continues Aiding Mutual in Anti-Dumping Effort
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks describes cooperative juice processor Citrus World’s substantial contributions to Mutual’s anti-dumping efforts. Those efforts are aimed at keeping international juice competitors from dumping citrus juice into the United States at unfair prices. Listen to details here.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Jan. 14 Grower Day at the International Research Conference on Huanglongbing with Adam Putnam as keynote speaker, Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando
Jan. 18 Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association board meeting, 1st National Bank, Wauchula, contact 863-494-0061 or 863-773-2644
Jan. 19 Florida Citrus Commission meeting, Florida Department of Citrus, Bartow
Jan. 25 Highlands Citrus OJ Break: “Update on Foliar Nutritionals and Pesticides to Manage Citrus Greening and Canker,” Bert J. Harris, Jr. Agricultural Center, Sebring, contact Katie at 863- 402-6540 or katieduncan@ufl.edu
Jan. 28 Building Your Own Farm’s Food Safety Manual and Plan Workshop, Sumter County Extension Office, Bushnell, contact Sarah White at 386-362-1725 ext. 102 or sewhite@ufl.edu
Jan 28 Pre-AGRItunity 2011 Farm Tours
Jan. 29 AGRItunity 2011, West Central Florida Agricultural Center, Bushnell
Feb. 1, 8 and 15 Citrus Production School, Turner Exhibition Hall, Arcadia
Feb. 3 Citrus Low Volume Applicator Calibration Rodeo for Low Volume Pesticide Application Equipment, Polk County Extension Service, Bartow
Feb. 4 Citrus Low Volume Applicator Calibration Rodeo for Low Volume Pesticide Application Equipment, Southwest Florida Research & Education Center, Immokalee
Feb. 10 Workshop on Pest Scouting and Management, Southwest Florida Research & Education Center, Immokalee, contact 863-674-4092 or maz@ufl.edu
Feb. 15 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame banquet, Florida State Fairgrounds, Special Events Building, Tampa
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