NAVEL ORANGE, CARA CARA & MANDARIN FORECAST
Cara Cara orange USDA reports that the initial 2026-27 California Navel orange forecast is 84.0 million cartons, higher than average
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Sierra2theSea
A News Service for Middle California
Sierra2theSea
A News Service for Middle California
Agriculture
Hot spring & summer hurt cherries, grapes and now pistachios
Extreme heat in March and April has stressed a variety of crop yields in the Central Valley continuing this summer
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Ag roundup
Tractor sales down 25% May tractor sales across the US were lower in May down nearly 25% from the same
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VALENCIA ORANGE PRODUCTION HEADS HIGHER
But acreage still shrinks The March forecast for the 2025-26 Valencia orange crop is 17.0 million cartons, good news for fans of this juicy citrus variety.
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Could tea be California’s next cash crop?
Tea is being grown at UC Parlier field station Indonesian tea field Is it tea time? Tea is being grown
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Citrus Mutual CEO departs
Exeter-based California Citrus Mutual is looking for a new CEO/President after Casey Creamer departed the organization in February. Creamer’s profile
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Del Monte cannery closure devastates California fruit growers
from California Farm Bureau California farmers who grow fruit for canned products suffered a major setback last week as Del
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Processing tomato acreage & tonnage shrinks
Central Valley tomato growers are producing more per acre in an economy that is facing lower consumer demand.The latest report
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