Citrus

Costa is the largest citrus grower in Australia. We grow a delicious variety of oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, tangelos and mandarins.

The Costa Citrus Category is a leader in the area of agronomy innovation and sustainable water usage. In particular, our drip, fertigation and control systems have been developed into advanced Open Hydroponic System (OHS) technology for improved plant health, yield and fruit quality and size.

At Costa, we value our role in the community. We are proudly one of the largest private employers in the regions in which we operate and support a range of local sporting and community organisations.

Our citrus fruit is grown in the Riverland district in South Australia, the Sunraysia region in Victoria, and in Emerald in Central Queensland. The southern areas have a semi-desert climate, drawing irrigation water from the Murray River and associated irrigation schemes. These are ideal conditions for citrus fruit cultivation.

Through Costa’s acquisition of leading citrus grower 2.P.H. Farms in Central Queensland, we offer greater export supply to keyAsian markets, production scale, increased variety offering, and access to a proven 30-year proprietary breeding program, for an expanded geographic footprint and extended season.

Our citrus fruit is marketed through Vitor and is distributed to leading Australian retailers, wholesalers and food producers. We also export renowned Australian citrus throughout the world including to the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Vitor Marketing looks after the sales of Costa’s citrus. The Vitor brand represents quality, consistency and near year round supply. Vitor also markets citrus produce from other selected growers and packing sheds with all of the fruit marketed by Vitor Citrus sourced from Riverland SA, Sunraysia VIC, Riverina NSW, and Central Burnett QLD.