The citrus family includes oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, pomelos, lemons and limes.

• The most common varieties of orange in U.A.E are the seedless Navel, followed by the juicy coarse-grained Valencia .
• Popular mandarins are Clementine, followed by Nova and Honey Murcott varieties.
• The lemon is popular and used regularly for cooking and juicing purposes. The most common variety is Eureka in the market place.

Market

• Main orange brands imported through FFC are; Goldland Oranges™ (South Africa) followed by MAFA Oranges™ (Egypt) and then generic brands from Spain and Australia.
• Main brands of Mandarins imported by FFC are Outspan ™ & Goldland™ (South Africa) followed by Frutia™ from Australia and MAFA from Egypt.
• Brands of lemons are: Goldland™, Dole ™ and generic brands from Spain

Season of Supply

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