Vilsack Defends Office and Facility Closings

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack recently defended the closing of several USDA research facilities and hundreds of county offices across the country.

South Africa Maintains Middle East Citrus Supply
South Africa’s citrus season is rapidly gaining momentum, with fruit now beginning to flow steadily to markets in the Middle East. The current pressures on exporters of citrus are confined to marginally longer transit times and higher shipping costs, but there is no material diversion of South African citrus volumes to alternative markets away from […]
Southern Hemisphere Citrus Forecast Issued
The World Citrus Organisation (WCO) released production and export forecasts for the 2026 Southern Hemisphere citrus season. The forecasts are based on information from the WCO network in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, South Africa and Uruguay. ALL CITRUS Total Southern Hemisphere citrus production is expected to decrease 5.86% from the previous year to […]