As summer vacation ends for many families across the country, Bee Sweet Citrus has several citrus varieties available to help parents successfully transition to the back-to-school season.

A variety of factors contributed to a slow start for Sierra Produce’s summer citrus program, but things are now picking up and on track for a strong finish, according to Miles Fraser-Jones, vice president of new business development, who works from the company’s Swedesboro, NJ, branch office.

With the California citrus season only months away, the families of Kings River Packing LP are proactively adding resources to increase capacity and provide dedicated resources to expand service to customers.

Summer Citrus from South Africa celebrates its 25th consecutive year shipping citrus from South Africa to the United States. The SCSA group has grown more that 2.5 times over in the past few years, shipping about 100,000 pallets to the United States, with sustained growth planned for the next three to five years.

Sunkist Growers is keeping citrus celebrations fresh by demonstrating the power of versatility and saluting the co-op’s refreshing summer citrus varieties.

Following the recent frosts and rains in Chile, the Citrus Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association has revised its export projections for the 2023-24 season. The committee estimates that Chile will export 348,000 tons of citrus, 30 percent more than last year, but 3 percent lower than the previous estimate made in May of 2023.

“The frost damage to citrus was quite limited, but there are some sectors of orchards that suffered damage, mainly in the O'Higgins region,” said Juan Enrique Ortúzar, president of the Chilean Citrus Committee.