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FEDERCITRUS was based the 23 of
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CA: Good quality expected from Spanish oranges
2/3/2012|Canadian imports of Spanish oranges are expected to be of good quality this season. With California, the main competition for Spanish oranges, having weather issues, Canadian importers see Spanish fruit as an attractive option.
Spain: Orange export continues to grow
2/1/2012|The orange export is still on the right course. This is indicated by the statistics of third countries in the Management and Citrus Committee.
Mandarin oranges from China 10% cheaper
1/13/2012|With Lunar New Year fast approaching, stallholders are counting on brisk business for Mandarin oranges. This year, Mandarin oranges that are freshly harvested from some parts of China that enjoyed favourable weather are expected to be sweeter.
Spanish: Difficult times for citrus sector
1/11/2012|The Spanish citrus growers have been working at a loss for years already, but the situation this year is really very awkward. Ivan Garcia of Solaes says that more and more growers cannot make ends meet any more.
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Florida and California citrus predictions drop slightly
2/2/2012|Florida and California reported very little damage to citrus from freezing temperatures in early January. Despite this however, the US Department of Agriculture released a crop estimate that shows a slight decrease from earlier projections.
USA: Damage to citrus from greening costs Florida $3.6 billion
1/25/2012|The uneven sides of the fruit are a tell tale sign along with dark colored seeds. Citrus greening cost Florida's economy an estimated $3.63 billion in lost revenues and 6,611 jobs in the past five growing seasons.
Uruguay: Citrus exports are reduced
1/12/2012|In the last seven years the competitiveness of Uruguayan citrus fell sharply against major competitors such as Chile, Peru and South Africa.
EU: "Citrus prices a drama, too much trade"
1/10/2012|For a while now things have not been too good in the citrus trade. Many dealers expected an improvement at the start of 2012, but so far this has been a disappointment.
US (CA): Citrus industry sees big increase in mandarin market
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In California's commercial citrus industry, navel oranges dominate the market, with nearly 135,000 acres in groves across the state in 2010, mostly in the Central Valley.
US (CA): Cold, dry winter for California citrus
1/4/2012|A December with freezing temperatures and little moisture forced many of California's citrus growers to contend with the weather. But throughout the state, some growers are still unsure if the weather will significantly affect their crops.
Spain: Valencia Citrus fruits are sold at half production price
1/2/2012|The president of Citrus Lonja of Valencia, Genaro Aviñó, explained today that the Valencian citrus is currently sold at half the price it costs to produce it.
SA: Citrus growers weighing up port options in Mozambique
12/27/2011|Logistic efficiencies go a long way in a competitive global fruit market, but citrus growers in northern South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe are faced with a challenging situation when it comes to ports.
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INSTITUTION |
GOALS
The
primary target that motivated his creation is to look for solutions and alternatives
that improve the perspective of the citrus activity in the Argentine Republic.
It works in fomenting and coordinating the
efforts of the partners in the different areas,
to maintain a dynamic exchange of information
and to support all initiative to the
benefit of the industry.
At general level, coordinates the defense of
the interests and rights of the citrus growers
against the public powers and workers representative
organizations. |
PARTNERS
From
his beginning this Organization groups
producers, exporters and their representative
regional organizations, related by many ways to the activities of the
industry (production,
packing, conservation, internal and external
commercialization and industrialization), into provinces
or national level.
At the present time the voluntary contribution
of companies and organizations of the different
producing regions maintain FEDERCITRUS,
and their associate belong to the Argentine
provinces of Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Entre
Rios, Salta, Jujuy, Misiones, Tucumán and
Formosa.
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CITRUS INDUSTRY
The
associate to FEDERCITRUS export 95% of
the fresh citric fruits from the Argentine
Republic and industrialize most of the
production with that destiny. The Argentine
citrus industry exports more than U$S 338 million
per year, reaching USD 1000
annual million in currencies with the rest of
Fruit Industry.
Only the culture, harvests, packing and
commercialization of citruses uses 100,000
people in regional economies. We have five times
this number, i f we group the hole Fruit
economy. |
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