date:Dec 02, 2019
have been decimated by the Tristeza virus. This virus is spreading across the island of Sicily. Approximately 5,000 hectares of citrus crops have been lost and replaced with new varieties that are resistant to the virus. A total of 49,000 hectares were devoted to ??oranges in Sicily in 2017, with almost half of that located in Catania.
The coloring of Italian oranges is not going well and that is causing scarcity on the domestic market, says a Taranto grower. The price on the wholesale marke