High demands for Israeli Orri mandarins

There seems to be some calm for the Israeli citrus sector with good weather during the harvest, a slightly better exchange rate, smooth shipments, sky-high demand and good prices on the markets. According to Orna Inbar, sales and promotion specialist at the Plants Production and Marketing Board, Israel expects to harvest 100,000 tons of Jaffa Orri mandarins, which is 18% more than last season, despite a late start to the season. "Developed by Israeli scientists, the Jaffa Orri mandarin is the king of all easy peelers in terms of taste, colour, size and aroma. It is the most demanded mandarin in the world. The season started a little later than last year. We expect 100,000 tons of which 10% has already been delivered. That is slightly more than last season. Consumers have been looking for Orri's since Christmas and with great patience the first shipments reached the European market. Thanks to the current good weather conditions, harvesting is now taking place daily and the ...