Southern Italian citrus company Oranfrizer has high expectations ahead of this year's campaign thanks to favourable weather conditions that will be conducive to "excellent" aroma and flavour in the fruit.  With temperatures dropping, and the peak of Mount Etna seeing its first bit of snow, the citrus harvest season in Sicily is fast approaching. In a release, the company said the Tarocco, Moro and Sanguinello blood oranges were the most highly anticipated.

"What will start in December promises to be the best year for the citrus harvest in the last ten years," said the group's Nello Alba. "There are not significant amounts of large-sized fruits," he said, adding there would be medium-sized blood oranges until May while there were also expectations for lower impacts from the Tristeza Virus. "Up to now, temperatures have been excellent, and we are monitoring the citrus groves."