$100M for citrus research

I got to learn about sea buckthorn juice many years ago, but mostly as an alternative source for natural vitamin C.

What’s you preferred source of Vit C? Acerola? Orange? Hohes C?

Juice News 🧃

Fytika introduces sea buckthorn juice

Fytika, a wellness brand, has launched its new offering in the juice category, i.e., sea buckthorn juice. The latest offering is a significant addition to the brand’s portfolio and supports its mission of providing effective wellness solutions rooted in ancient traditions.

Scientific studies have established the health potential of sea buckthorn, involving its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and anti-bacterial activities. Such properties retain various functions of health, including cardiovascular, immune system, skin, and digestive health.

Markem-Imaje Launches New Black Ink for the Beverage Industry

Designed for versatility, MB2253 excels in marking a wide variety of beverage substrates, including plastics, metals, glass and returnable glass bottles. It provides durable codes with excellent adhesion. Moreover, it withstands extreme icy condensation and water immersion, making it ideal for various beverage packaging environments.

Automated reel loading solution for beverage labels revealed by Sidel

Many beverage categories typically packaged in PET are set to grow, Sidel asserts; these include carbonates, driven by health and sustainability trends, with volumes set to upscale by 2.2% by 2029.

In response, CoboREEL aspires to offer the ‘highest reel capacity on the market’ with 18-reel autonomy for a range of different label types and designs – thus intending to meet the demands of such high-volume segments.

Functional beverages expand into out-of-home market

In the UK out-of-home sector, soft drinks and coffee continue to be the most popular non-alcoholic drinks bought, according to fresh research from Lumina Intelligence.

But the fastest growing drinks category is fruit juices and smoothies. This is due to growing consumer interest in health and wellness, suggests the insights-arm of William Reed Ltd, and expanded offerings driven by supplier innovation.

Citrus News 🍊

Florida: Lawmakers lock in more than $100M for citrus research

The research funding is key for an industry struggling in recent years due to the effects of citrus greening and a series of storms that have slammed the state.

That’s caused exceedingly low production levels recently, for which farms have asked for state and federal help.

Spain: Citrus season closes with less demand than expected in Córdoba

Demand for oranges has been lower than expected, and fresh and industrial orange prices remained relatively constant at source. Prices didn't collapse as they did last year due to the entry of oranges from outside the European Union, mainly from Egypt, and thanks to the decrease in production of the main producing countries, such as Brazil, the world's main orange juice producer. This decrease in production helped the industry prices rise gradually since January, but not to the levels expected when taking into account juice prices on the futures market.

Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo Power Panel to Address the Big Ag Issues

There is a lot happening in the world of specialty crops that impact growers’ business operations. The Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo will host a panel discussion with the leaders of three associations to tackle those topics.

The panel will include Mike Joyner, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association; Chris Butts, Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and Matt Joyner, Florida Citrus Mutual. These three leaders will discuss topics like tariffs/trade, labor, the farm bill, food safety and much more.

“It is rare to get three people together who have such collective knowledge on topics that are so specific and important to fruit and vegetable growers,” said Frank Giles, AgNet Media editor-in-chief. “This panel discussion is a must-see if you are involved in or interested in the specialty crop sector in the Southeast.”

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