Oranges are the citrus by excellence.MDA has this fruit from early October to late May, as it commercialises different varieties,such as early Navelina or late Navelina. In addition to these two varieties, MDA sells Washington Navel and Valencia varieties.

History
The orange is unknown in the wild state; is assumed to have originated in southern China, northeastern India, and perhaps southeastern Asia (formerly Indochina). It was carried to the Mediterranean area possibly by Italian traders after 1450 or by Portuguese navigators around 1500..
The navel orange was discovered in 1820 in Bahia, Brazil, when a mutation occurred in a grove of sweet orange trees. In 1872, Brazil sent a dozen navel seedlings to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. The next year, Mrs. Eliza Tibbets of Riverside, California, was given a seedling from the USDA, and the seedling began producing fruit in 1878. This variety of orange became known as the Riverside Orange, but the name was changed to Washington for better national appeal. Other varieties of the navel orange include Atwood, Thomson, Fisher, Lane Late, Fukumoto, and Beele.
Most people assume that the Valencia originated in Spain, but it was first discovered on the Azores Islands in Portugal. In 1870, an Englishman named Thomas Rivers recognized that the variety matured later than most and brought the plant to Florida, where it was cultivated and named the “Excelsior.”
The Valencia’s name changed many times until it was eventually named after a late-maturing orange grown in the Valencia region of Spain, which was later found to be the same variety.

-Consume freshly squeezed juice within 48 hours.
-Use the skin to make candied peels or preserves.
-You can store the juice and zest in the freezer for up to one year.