Hurricane Irma causes $2.5B in damage to Florida crops
State officials say Hurricane Irma caused more than $2.5 billion in damage to Florida’s agricultural community.
State officials say Hurricane Irma caused more than $2.5 billion in damage to Florida’s agricultural community.
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Squeeze ’em while you got ’em: Florida’s orange crop “increased slightly while grapefruit production held steady,” the Florida Department of Citrus announced Wednesday. That news is according to the final forecast for the 2016-17 season by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
State officials say Hurricane Irma caused more than $2.5 billion in damage to Florida’s agricultural community.
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Florida orange production went up a bit and grapefruit production leveled off, according to the latest forecast by the U.S. Department of
Florida orange production went up a bit and grapefruit production leveled off, according to the latest forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The Florida Department of Citrus announced the estimates Friday. “The June report projects the state’s orange crop to increase by 500,000 boxes to 68.5 million for the 2016-17 season,” its press release said. “The grapefruit crop held steady at 7.8 million boxes and tangelos dipped slightly by 10,000 to 1.62 million.” The monthly forecasts, however, are…
State officials say Hurricane Irma caused more than $2.5 billion in damage to Florida’s agricultural community.
A long wait may be ahead for broad federal relief for Florida’s beleaguered citrus industry, “decimated” last week by a
Florida fruit growers and farmers have just barely begun to assess the damage Hurricane Irma wrought on the state’s citrus,
Another bag of mixed news for Florida’s signature crops: Orange production actually increased while grapefruit production has declined. That’s according to the latest forecast released Wednesday from the the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, or NASS. “The May report projects the state’s orange crop to increase to 68 million boxes for the 2016-17 season,” said a press release from the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC). “The grapefruit crop dipped to 7.8 million boxes.” The department, funded mainly through box taxes paid by the state’s citrus growers,…
State officials say Hurricane Irma caused more than $2.5 billion in damage to Florida’s agricultural community.
Florida’s agriculture commissioner said Monday that the path of Hurricane Irma “could not have been more lethal” to the state’s
Squeeze ’em while you got ’em: Florida’s orange crop “increased slightly while grapefruit production held steady,” the Florida Department of Citrus
The bad news in citrus: “Grapefruit production declined.” The good news: “Florida orange production remained steady.” That’s the upshot of the latest forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, according to the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC). “The April report projects the state’s orange crop to stay at 67 million boxes for the 2016-17 season,” a Tuesday news release said. “The grapefruit crop was reduced by 800,000 boxes to 8.1 million.” The industry has been savaged by…
State officials say Hurricane Irma caused more than $2.5 billion in damage to Florida’s agricultural community.
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Florida’s grapefruit crop held steady at nine million boxes, but its orange crop went down slightly, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s February forecast. Thursday’s report projects a one million box reduction in the state’s orange crop to 70 million boxes. That’s after last month’s forecast also predicted a decrease. “Today’s forecast reflects a true utilization of early, mid-season, and Navel varieties,” said Shannon Shepp, executive director of the Florida Department of Citrus, in a statement. “We hope for higher numbers of…
State officials say Hurricane Irma caused more than $2.5 billion in damage to Florida’s agricultural community.
In his bid for Florida governor, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam has noticeably leaned right, a not-too-unsurprising move to appeal to
From schools to shelters, Florida is readying for an influx of people struggling for food, water and power in hurricane-damaged
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State officials say Hurricane Irma caused more than $2.5 billion in damage to Florida’s agricultural community.
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