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organic citrus oils

With the new winter season in full swing in Europe, the

Treatt/Earthoil team have just returned from a field trip

researching the market in Sicily and Southern Italy.

lemon
Grown from Palermo to Messina and
down to Catania, varieties are
Femminello and Monachello and
processors are now starting to build
stocks following a relatively calm
winter.

Although it did snow on New Year’s
Eve for only the second time in 30
years, this adverse weather did not
affect the fruit, as it was so short
lived. The orchards are looking
healthy, as is the fruit. After the
volatility of 2014 it is expected that Lemons for processing-note the variety
of sizes and shapes
lemon oil from the new harvest bergamot
will ease the market for both Production, which normally begins in
conventional and organic oil. mid-December, was a few weeks
late this year due to the milder
weather which delayed the ripening
of the fruit. Furthermore, lack of rain
coupled with the lower yields has
caused the volume of oil produced to
decrease by some 25% and prices
have increased accordingly.

Immature lemons Organic Bergamots

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