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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in September took quarantine actions regarding Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) and Oriental fruit fly (OFF) in California. MEDFLY On Sept. 15, APHIS and CDFA expanded the Santa Clara Medfly quarantine in Santa Clara County. The action was in response …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS) recently warned about significantly increased allegations of fraudulent orders to fruit and vegetable shippers. The allegations were received by the USDA AMS Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) Division. According to USDA AMS, individuals and entities are falsely claiming to be licensed PACA members and legitimate produce buyers. The fraudsters place …
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is the new home for Breeding Insight, a federally funded program supporting public plant breeding efforts. Breeding Insight, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service, supports public breeding efforts via more than 61 programs at the USDA as well as university-based programs across the country. …
The 2025–26 California forecast for Tango and W. Murcott Afourer mandarin varieties, released Sept. 12, is 33 million 40-pound cartons. The forecast came from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), cooperating with the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA NASS). The forecast is based on the results of the 2025–26 Mandarin Objective Measurement Survey, which …
After low yields in recent years due to hurricanes and HLB, Florida citrus growers are eager to see what the crop forecast will look like for the 2025–26 season. There is some optimism that the cumulative effects of oxytetracycline trunk-injection treatments may improve production this season. Growers will learn what the initial 2025–26 forecast is when the U.S. Department of …
By Ariel Singerman Between the 2021–22 and 2023–24 citrus seasons, Florida orange growers were more likely to receive indemnity payments under the Actual Production History (APH) crop insurance policy compared to the Dollar Amount policy. Moreover, when indemnities were paid, the APH policy provided a higher average payout. This raises the question: Will APH continue to be advantageous for Florida orange …
By Kim D. Bowman, Ute Albrecht and Caroline Tardivo Profitability of citrus in Florida has been severely reduced by the impact of huanglongbing disease (HLB). Previous studies have demonstrated that rootstock selection and injection of established trees with oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTC) can both significantly improve the health, cropping and fruit quality of trees affected by HLB. However, neither a superior …
Federal and state officials recently expanded the area quarantined for citrus greening disease, also known as huanglongbing or HLB, in California. They expanded the quarantined area in the San Clemente area of Orange and San Diego counties by 81 square miles. The action was taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in cooperation …
Brazil is one of the largest producers and exporters of lime, with the Tahiti variety accounting for 97% of production, according to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) report. Tahiti limes are a hybrid fruit known for their large size, thick green skin, seedless nature and ability to maintain a vibrant green peel throughout their …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS) is seeking public comments on its proposal to revise the U.S. standards for lemons. SEEDLESS DEFINITION USDA AMS proposes amending the standards to add a definition for the term “seedless lemons.” This new definition would not be applied to affect grade. The proposed definition is: “When marked ‘seedless,’ a 100-count …
Earlier this summer, the Trump administration appointed Marcinda Kester to serve as the state executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Kester has worked for FSA for 33 years and most recently served as the FSA county executive director for Florida’s Polk, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Prior …
Federal and Texas agriculture officials amended the Brownsville Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine in Cameron County and removed the Edinburg Mexfly quarantine in Hidalgo County. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) made the amendments. On Aug. 22, APHIS and TDA reduced the Brownsville quarantine by 67 square …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) in Florida has announced fiscal year (FY) 2026 (Oct. 1, 2025 through Sept. 30, 2026) financial assistance opportunities for agricultural producers and forestry operations. The assistance is available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). While NRCS accepts applications year-round, Florida producers and landowners should …
By Peter Chaires It’s time to log some dates on the calendar. Citrus breeding teams have set dates for this year’s variety displays, field days and open houses. These events present excellent opportunities to learn about their priorities, methods and results. There are opportunities to sample the fruit of the latest promising selections, as well as tour test plantings and …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA NASS), cooperating with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, recently released Florida’s 2024–25 Citrus Summary: Production, Price Per Box and Production by County. PRODUCTION PLUNGESFlorida’s citrus production in 2024–25 was 14.6 million boxes, down 28% from the previous season’s 20.3 million boxes. Orange production dropped 32% to …
Florida’s annual Commercial Citrus Inventory Preliminary Report, released Aug. 29, shows total citrus acreage is 208,183 acres. This is a 24% decrease from last year. The net loss of 66,522 acres is the second most reported in a Commercial Citrus Inventory in the past 25 years. It trails only the 127,182 acres reported lost in 2006, the year after the …
Federal and state agriculture officials have expanded the quarantine for citrus greening in the Perris area of Riverside County in California by 33 square miles. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) expanded the quarantine. The measure parallels the intrastate quarantine that CDFA established …
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS) are opening new markets for America’s fruit growers. In Hawaii, Lisbon lemons and Persian or Tahiti limes, both commercially popular cultivars, are new crops recently planted on the rich-soil island of Maui. Currently, the fruit is being sold locally, but harvest volumes may eventually surpass local demand. Export from Hawaii …
Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) will be holding a series of grower meetings around the state to provide citrus producers with the latest information on various funding and programs available to assist their operations. The meetings will take place at 10:30 a.m. as follows: Mike Joyner, FCM executive vice president and chief executive officer, will begin the meetings with an update …
Federal and Texas officials have amended the Brownsville Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine in Cameron County and the Edinburg-Palmview-Donna Mexfly quarantine in Hidalgo County. In addition, they removed the Sebastian Mexfly quarantine in Willacy County and the Roma Mexfly quarantine in Starr County. The actions taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and …
