ORLANDO, Fla. — A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida’s signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes and tree diseases. The impact of Hurricanes Irma in 2017,Ian in 2022 and Milton in 2024 on trees already weakened from years of citrus greening disease “has led Alico to conclude …
Canola is set to bloom again in New South Wales with widespread rain expected to lift production levels as farmers get back into sowing the crop. Key points: Last year canola production in NSW was down 75 per cent on the 10-year average With rains now returning to the state, canola is a big focus for growers in the in …
New Delhi: Sugar production in Maharashtra may tumble to a three-year low as dry weather in some parts of the country, which is blamed for a global glut, cuts plantings. Sugar production in the state may total 8 million tonnes in the year from 1 October, a drop of at least 25% from a year earlier, said Sanjay Khatal, managing …