Italian citrus fruit production to go up
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Marketing year 2011/2012 Italian citrus fruit production is forecast to reach 3.6 MMT, up 11 percent from the previous year. This forecast anticipates a 16-percent increase in orange production to 2.3 MMT, a 7-percent increase in lemons, and little increase (3 percent) in the production of easy peelers.
Citrus is largely cultivated in southern Italy (Sicily, Calabria, Apulia, Basilicata, Sardinia, Campania) and to a minor extent in some areas of few central (Tuscany and Latium) and northern (Liguria) Italy. During the last 10 years, total citrus area has slightly declined mainly due to farmers abandoning the orchards or replacing citrus with more profitable crops, particularly in Sicily. Even so, there has been an increase in clementines area, little change in grapefruit area, and a decrease
in other species.

In the last decades, Italian citrus producers have been losing
Source: FreshPlaza
Tigers Face First Road Test at Old Dominion
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#8/8 University of Missouri Tigers (12-0) at Old Dominion Monarchs (6-6)
Media Notes 
TIP-OFF: 6 p.m. CT.
Arena: Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424)
Radio: Tiger Network (Mike Kelly, play-by-play; Gary Link, analysis)
TV: ESPNU (Rich Hollenberg - Play by Play / Adrian Branch - Analyst)
Rankings:(AP/Coaches)
MU: 8/8
Old Dominion: NR/NR
Series: Mizzou leads 4-0 (Last meeting: MU 81, ODU 58; Dec. 30, 2010)
Coaches:
MU: Frank Haith (Elon '88), 141-101 overall (8th year) and 11-0 at Mizzou (1st year)
Old Dominion: Blaine Taylor (Montana `81); 221-116 at ODU (11th season)
For Openers > The Mizzou basketball team will play its first official road game this Friday (Dec. 30) as it travels to Old Dominion for a tilt with the Monarchs that will air live
Source: MUTigers.com