Jaffa Orange

Once served only on the tables of royalty, this fabled orange is now within the reach of everyone to enjoy-juice, pulp and skin. Nothing beats seeing fresh Jaffa oranges stacked in pyramids in the colorful Jerusalem shuk, except eating them!

Plantations of the famous Jaffa oranges (Citrus sinensis) are concentrated on the red soils around Jaffa. This is one of the most important products of the Palestinian agriculture, outstanding with respect to the technology of irrigation, care, application of fertilizers and the fight against diseases and pests. Here a rigid selection of the best plants is made. The well-known brand

 ‘Shamudi’ arose apparently as a vegetative mutation as was demonstrated by a Dutch research worker, Oppenheimer. Jaffa

oranges are distinguished by their smooth and thick skin and the large size of the juicy fruits and have therefore, in essence, no

competitors. The market for them is absolutely secure and practically unlimited.