blood oranges from sicily (italy)

Italian blood orangesfrom Sicily

May 2014

Blood oranges from Sicily

Blood oranges from Sicily enjoy from a special territory around the Etna volcano (3350 m). The strong differences between day and night temperatures cause the typical pigmentation.

Varieties of blood orange

The three typical varieties of blood oranges grown in Sicily are:

- Moro- Tarocco- Sanguinello

with a combined availability of 150 days from the mid of December to the mid of May.

The red flesh colour makes them a distinctive product for

- Fresh sales- Juicing

Moro

Harvested and marketed from mid December to mid March.

Generally mid size, shape from spherical to elongated.

Strong to full pigmentation, the flesh at full ripening is dark red, seedless, with high juice content, well balanced and slightly acidic taste.

Main clones: Moro Comune, Moro Nucellare 58-8D-l

Tarocco

Harvested and marketed from mid december to mid of May.

Generally mid to large size, shape from spherical to elongated. The fruit shows a typical nipple, more or less pronounced according to the different clones.Light to mid/full pigmentation according to the ripening stage, mid to good juice content, well balanced and strong taste, virtually seedless. The skin is yellow-orange with red tinges.

Main clones: Tarocco Comune, Tarocco Galice, Tarocco Gallo, Tarocco dal Muso, Tarocco Nucellare 57-IE-1, Tarocco Nucellare 61-1E-4, Tarocco Catania, Tarocco Scirè, Tarocco rosso.

Sanguinello

Harvested and marketed from beginning of March to the end of April.

Traditional variety; mid size fruit, skin shows a full orange colour with red tinges; flesh is virtually seedless with good pigmentation, good juice content and well balanced taste.

Main clones: Sanguinello Comune, Sanguinello Moscato,Sanguinello Moscato Nucellare 49-5-3, Sanguinello Moscato Nucellare 49-5-5, Sanguinello Moscato Cuscunà.

Juicing

We can offer seasonal programmes for red oranges for juicing, meeting your specifications in terms of:

Juice contentBrix levelBrix / acidity ratioPigmentation (content of anthocyanins)ResiduesGlobalgap certified cropsQuantitiesPeriod of supplyTraceability

Juicing: pricing

Seasonal prices can be agreed for red flesh oranges for juicing.

The price will be based on volume and quality specifications required.

Fresh

Red oranges from Sicily can be packed for fresh consumption in various packs:

15 Kg jumble (for repacking)Single layer or double layer, by count1, 1.5 or 2 Kg prepacks (girsac or nets)

The role of NCX Drahorad

Since 1982 NCX Drahorad acts as a business facilitator, selecting the right grower-packer according to the customer’s request.

On behalf of supplier and customer NCX Drahorad will:

- coordinate the due diligence compliance- finalize the commercial agreements- arrange international transport - follow-up documents and payments

All prices quoted include the fee for NCX Drahorad’s services.

PGI product

The oranges can be marked with a PGI quality label if the following elements comply with the EU approved regulation for the typical “Red Orange from Sicily”: approved growers and packers, variety, quality specifications, brix, brix/acidity, juice content, growing area, agronomy, maximum yield per hectare.

Contacts

Please feel free to contact us for any further information:

Commercial team

Thomas Drahorad thomas@ncx.it +39-059-7863815Luisa Muratoriluisa@ncx.it +39-059-7863825Patrizia Simonini patrizia@ncx.it +39-059-7863835

Logistics

Karin Migliorini karin@ncx.it +39-059-7863845