date:Nov 21, 2012
ete with, had been the gap in production that Israeli growers enjoy between the end of the South African season and availabiliy of fruit from Florida, Spain and Turkey. And while Ziv admitted that the drop-off was expected, he didn't anticipate the market to shift so quickly.
Normally, from November through December is not the best time for our grapefruit season, said Ziv. But we didn't expect it to stop so abruptly. The shift away from Israeli grapefruit has mostly to do with the lower prices