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This has led some farmers to sell their land for real estate, further reducing citrus acreage in Florida. The overall harvest in 2024–2025 would be the lowest for Florida since the 1921-1922 ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida's signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes ...
Florida growers are expected to produce 12 million boxes of oranges during the 2024-2025 season which would be the lowest since 1930. Florida’s citrus growers brace for smallest production in 95 ...
The citrus industry, like many in Florida, are still grappling with the devastation caused by hurricanes Helene and Milton. Helene approached Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 4 landing on Sept. 27.
Citrus greening was first found in 2005 in the US and has cut the Orange tree production in half [2] [3] Citrus greening disease [4] (Chinese: 黃龍病; pinyin: huánglóngbìng abbr. HLB) [5] is a disease of citrus caused by a vector-transmitted pathogen. The causative agents are motile bacteria, Liberibacter spp.
As of 2019 oranges make up 93% of Florida's citrus production, followed by 6% for grapefruit, and 1% for tangerines and tangelos. [23] For 2018, 10.9% of all cash receipts were citruses. [24] In 2006, 67% of all citrus, 74% of oranges, 58% of tangerines, and 54% of grapefruit were grown in Florida.