Learning More about the Loquat

Randall Weiseman June 22, 2011 Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Vegetables

A fruit that may currently be low on your grocery list but is certainly not low in taste or nutrition is the loquat.

Surge in South African Citrus Exports
South African citrus growers packed 203.4 million 15-kilogram cartons for global markets in the 2025 export season. That’s a 19% increase from the original April estimate of 171.2 million cartons, and a 22% increase from 2024 exports. INCREASE IN ALL VARIETIES Final packed figures for 2025 are: GROWTH DRIVERS Driving the growth is a combination […]
Georgia Growers Tour Brazil’s Citrus Industry
A recent tour of Brazilian citrus provided Georgia growers with valuable information on how to capitalize on production amid huanglongbing (HLB) disease. Lindy Savelle, executive director of the Georgia Citrus Association and owner of JoNina Farm, was one of seven producers who attended the week-long tour this fall. One of the main observations was Brazil’s […]