d-Limonene Recovery in the Florida Citrus Industry

ASME 1972 Citrus Engineering Conference ◽

10.1115/cec1972-1801 ◽

1972 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

H. E. Schulz

Keyword(s):

Citrus Industry ◽

The Past ◽

Recovery Techniques ◽

The Future ◽

Florida Citrus

A summary is given of recovery techniques during the past 30 years. Current innovations are mentioned and the recent research completed and currently in progress. Estimated recovery yields are discussed and areas of oil loss mentioned. The major uses of d-Limonene are described and the new anti-pollution law is discussed. The economics of the limonene market are shown to be tied to the turpentine market. There are comments about the future of terpene resins. Several goals for the future are presented. Paper published with permission.

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Nitrogen Fertilizer Sources: What Does The Future Hold for Citrus Producers?

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-ss457-2006 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 2006 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Tom Obreza ◽

Larry Parsons ◽

Kelly Morgan

Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Fertilizer ◽

Maximum Yield ◽

N Fertilizer ◽

Publication Date ◽

Original Publication ◽

The Past ◽

Price Increases ◽

The Future ◽

Florida Citrus ◽

Soil And Water

Florida citrus growers are well aware that nitrogen (N) is the single most important nutrient applied as a fertilizer to assure maximum yield and fruit quality. Most growers are probably also aware of the substantial N fertilizer price increases that have occurred during the past year (Table 1). Ammonium nitrate, the workhorse N fertilizer used by citrus growers for decades, has had the greatest leap in cost. Typical questions on the minds of growers these days are: why has this happened, will it continue, and will economics force a change in the type of N fertilizer we use? This document is SL-238, one of a series of the Department of Soil and Water Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2006. SL238/SS457: Nitrogen Fertilizer Sources: What does the future hold for citrus producers? (ufl.edu)

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Can Handling Systems

ASME 1957 Citrus Engineering Conference ◽

10.1115/cec1957-0301 ◽

1957 ◽

Author(s):

J. F. Stilling

Keyword(s):

Orange Juice ◽

Considerable Change ◽

Considerable Progress ◽

Mutual Benefit ◽

Citrus Industry ◽

The Past ◽

Fresh Frozen ◽

Handling Methods ◽

Florida Citrus

It is well-known that methods for handling empty cans in can plants and packing plants have been undergoing considerable change during the past few years. I know that many of you here today have been active in promoting such changes and in cooperating with the can producers to the end that the changes may be of mutual benefit. That there has been considerable progress in can handling methods is particularly true of the Florida Citrus Industry — which has used over 1-1/2 billion 6 oz. juice cans annually to pack fresh, frozen concentrated orange juice. Paper published with permission.

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Old and New Ideas in the Citrus Pulp Industry

ASME 1960 Citrus Engineering Conference ◽

10.1115/cec1960-0601 ◽

1960 ◽

Author(s):

D. S. Prosser

Keyword(s):

Annual Production ◽

Citrus Industry ◽

Cattle Feed ◽

Pulp Industry ◽

The Past ◽

Citrus Pulp ◽

New Ideas ◽

Florida Citrus ◽

By Products

The annual production of dried citrus pulp within the Florida Citrus Industry has risen during the past twenty five years from a modest beginning to a total of over 330,000 tons per year. To this must be added another 52,000 tons of citrus meal and citrus molasses produced last year so that the combined total by-products production for cattle feed purposes during the 1958–59 season was approximately 380,000 tons. This was estimated to be worth over 14 million dollars. Paper published with permission.

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The Profitability of New Citrus Plantings in Florida in the Era of Huanglongbing

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci13410-18 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 53 (11) ◽

pp. 1655-1663 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Ariel Singerman ◽

Marina Burani-Arouca ◽

Stephen H. Futch

Keyword(s):

Production Costs ◽

Tree Planting ◽

Citrus Greening ◽

Citrus Industry ◽

Market Conditions ◽

The Past ◽

Main Driver ◽

Citrus Production ◽

Florida Citrus ◽

The Impact

The Florida citrus industry has been enduring the impact of citrus greening since 2005. The disease has been the main driver for the state’s citrus production to plummet by 80% in the past 13 years, causing the industry to downsize drastically. Planting new groves is key to ensuring a supply of fruit for processors and packinghouses to stay in business. However, a key question is whether it makes economic sense to plant a new grove in the current environment. We estimate the establishment and production costs for a new grove under endemic Huanglongbing (HLB; citrus greening) conditions for three different tree planting densities under different market conditions and examine their profitability. Our results show that establishing a new grove with a tree density similar to that of the state’s average is not profitable under current market conditions. However, greater tree densities are profitable despite the greater level of investment required.

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