Sunkist Growers, a cooperative based in Valencia, CA is once again shipping valencias, the only U.S. grown orange variety available in the summer months. It also hasother summer citrus varieties, including star ruby grapefruit and lemons.
Steady shipments of valencia oranges is seen by the co-op throughout the summer coming from its thousands of grower members across California and Arizona who supply nearly 40 different citrus varieties annually.
California star ruby grapefruit is available now through July, and marsh ruby grapefruit will make its seasonal debut in July.
The company has been selling USDA-certified organic citrus for over 15 years. It has a consistent supply of conventional and organic citrus through the summer and year-round.
The Sunkist organic program includes oranges, lemons, grapefruit, mandarins and tangelos. Also part of the mix are organic navel, cara cara and blood oranges, minneola tangelos, California mandarins and valencia oranges.