Hurricane Milton squeezed Florida’s orange crops at a critical time. What comes next?
Florida’s orange production has dropped by an estimated 92% in 20 years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ...
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Florida citrus industry, already facing multiple crises, tries to recover from Milton
a freeze in January 2022, rock-bottom fruit prices and skyrocketing input prices. Yield per acre plunges As a result, orange yield per acre in Florida, which has been declining overall for nearly ...
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FLORIDA ORANGES.
Florida has a crop of oranges this year that makes the orange ... of oranges will approximate that immediately before the great freeze of 1895. It will be recalled that during the season before ...
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Florida citrus growers seek state, federal aid after hurricanes tear through state
Florida Citrus Commission Chairman Steve Johnson said ... to address damage from 2022′s Hurricane Ian, other storms and a freeze. Even before Milton, growers were expected to see a decline ...
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How Florida orange growers are battling a deadly citrus disease
Florida oranges had their worst crop in 70 years. They're facing a deadly disease called citrus greening, spread in the body of the invasive Asian citrus psyllid. Today, nearly every citrus grove ...
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Citrus growers look for state, federal aid
Florida Citrus Commission Chairman Steve Johnson said ... to address damage from 2022′s Hurricane Ian, other storms and a freeze. Even before Milton, growers were expected to see a decline ...