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OJ Imports Reportedly Halted Due to Fungicide Finding
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reportedly halted OJ imports into the U.S. after a juice company reported it found low levels of the fungicide carbendazim in its and competitors’ OJ. See FDA Halts Orange Juice Imports to Test for Pesticide and Coke Says It Found Fungicide in Orange Juice. Carbendazim is used in Brazil but is not authorized for use in the United States. FDA will begin testing all OJ imports for carbendazim, and any shipment with 10 parts per billion or more will be denied entry. Florida Citrus Processors Association Executive Director Kristen Gunter reacts to the FDA announcement. Listen to her report and read the FDA letter regarding the issue here. Roger Corrado, an independent IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) futures trader in New York, discusses OJ futures. Hear his report and read more details in these articles: Finding of Fungicide in Orange Juice Worries Florida Citrus Industry and Orange Juice Tumbles From Four-Year High
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Man Steals $25,000 in Tangerines from Packing Plant
What’s in That OJ? Tropicana is Sued
Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Taps Barben, Hunt, Lester
Bill Would Undo Senate’s New Role in Picking FDOC Chief
Citrus Exhibit, Label Show Running in Lakeland
New OJ Campaign Targeting ‘Non-Loyalists’
Young Tree Care and New Sections in Jan. Citrus Industry
Pierson Grower Embraces Shrinking Regional Industry
Treasure Coast Crops Spared Damage from Recent Cold
Could Florida’s Next Big Cash Crop be Pomegranates?
Australia: Native Limes Success Story
Cyprus: Citrus Crop Growing in 2011-12 Season
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CROP FORECAST
Florida Citrus Crop Forecast Shows Changes
The USDA Citrus Crop Forecast released Jan. 12 revealed changes in the Florida citrus crop numbers. The Florida all orange forecast, at 147 million boxes (6.62 million tons), is down 2 percent from the December forecast but up 5 percent from last season’s final utilization. Hear the forecast details and read the January Citrus Crop Forecast form from USDA.
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GROWER TOOLS
Citrus Extension Agent has Post-Freeze Tips for Insurance and Groves
Southwest Florida area citrus Extension agent Mongi Zekri offers some post-freeze tips for citrus growers about making claims for crop insurance, and about grove practices after a freeze. He says documentation is important for crop insurance claims, and discusses harvesting, pruning and irrigation issues. Learn more.
FROM THE FIELD
Fresh Florida Citrus Shipments Up through End of Holidays
Florida’s fresh citrus packinghouses shipped more fruit through the crucial holiday season this year than in recent years. Citrus Administrative Committee Manager Duke Chadwell has the numbers and tells why he thinks they were up. Listen here.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Jan. 18 Florida Citrus Commission meeting, Citrus Research & Education Center, Lake Alfred
Jan. 18 Citrus Grower Seminar – Nutrition and Soil Fertility, Bert Harris Jr. Ag Center, Sebring, contact Tim Hurner at plowboy@ufl.edu or 863-402-6540
Jan. 24 Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s Board of Directors Annual Meeting, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, contact 863-956-5894 or anowicki@citrusrdf.org
Jan. 27-28 AGRItunity regional farm conference and trade show, West Central Florida Agricultural Educational Center, Bushnell
Feb. 2 Potential for Producing Olives in Florida: Special Seminar and Workshop, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, contact Jane Wilson at wilsonmj@ufl.edu or 863-956-8643 for required registration
Feb. 4 Hendry County Extension Ag Tour, contact Debra at 863-674-4092
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