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California grape varieties abound

There was a time when California table grape growers could assume that once they selected and planted a specific grape variety, they’d be able to market it for 20 years or so.

Jun 10, 2019 by Tom Burfield #Produce Crops, #Grapefruit, #Shipping Profiles

Star Ruby grapefruit returns to Bee Sweet Citrus

Bee Sweet Citrus Sale’s Star Ruby grapefruit is back.

Mar 22, 2019 by ckoger@farmjournal.com #Produce Retail, #Grapefruit

Volume up, sizing down for California citrus crops

California growers are expected to produce 80 million cartons of navel oranges during the 2018-19 season, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s an 11% increase over last year.

Jan 14, 2019 by Tom Burfield #Produce Crops, #Citrus Marketing, #Citrus, #Oranges, #Lemons, #Grapefruit

The state of grapefruit

Comedian Jim Gaffigan, talking about the medical penchant for naming associating tumor sizes with fruit: “Interesting fact,” he says. “Worst tumor: grapefruit. Worst fruit: grapefruit.”

Dec 28, 2018 by Tom Karst #Produce (General), #Grapefruit