Pace of U.S. Agricultural Exports Picking Up

Dan May 9, 2017 Exports/Imports

At the halfway point of the 2017 fiscal year the pace of U.S. agricultural exports is picking up. Gary Crawford has the story.

Argentina Orange and Tangerine Forecasts Issued
Fresh orange production in Argentina is forecast at 680,000 metric tons (MT) for 2025–26 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS). That’s an 80,000 MT increase from the previous year. Argentine tangerine production is expected to reach 240,000 MT in 2025–26, based on favorable weather. That’s up from 180,000 MT the […]
CITRUS NURSERY SOURCE: Increased Interest in Fresh Utilization
By Peter Chaires Florida breeding programs have been largely focused on the juice stream in recent years. And for good reasons. Retaining the remaining processing capacity and infrastructure is of paramount importance to support Florida’s orange juice industry. Numerous sweet oranges have been released in hopes of achieving incremental improvements in HLB tolerance while improving […]