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According to the USDA Economic Research Service Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook released on March 30, 2022, the U.S. citrus crop forecast for the 2021/22 season is 6 million tons, down 13% from the [...]

Joint Meeting of CA Assembly Agriculture Committee and the Assembly Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement: On 2/2/22 members of the California State Assembly convened to discuss supply [...]

On January 27, 2022 the USDA Foreign Agricultural Services  released its biannual “World Markets and Trade” report for the 2021-22 citrus season. Here are some of the highlights: Oranges Global [...]

China Growers should apply a second fungicide application of either copper or approved alternatives to acreage destined for export to China in Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kern, Western Riverside, [...]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase $6 million of Fresh Oranges and $6 million of Grapefruit for distribution to various food nutrition assistance [...]

Temperatures (November): Valley Mean Temperatures are expected to vary at +2 to -3 deg F of average (as a whole) through the end of November. This is not because a cooler air mass will move in, [...]

This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-19-21, which aims to alleviate congestion at California’s shipping ports and tackle the state’s truck driver shortage. The Order [...]

The California Citrus Quality Council (CCQC) is contacting you to provide documents that will be needed to comply with the protocol for exports to China. The following documents describe what is [...]

The California Citrus Quality Council (CCQC) is sending this message to provide recommendations for control of Septoria spot caused by Septoria citri for shipments to Korea. Additionally, an [...]

Please follow the link below to view the latest U.S. Crop Production Forecast. The numbers reported from California were similar to those published by CDFA this September. [...]