In October, the USDA forecasted 15 million boxes of oranges and 1.4 million boxes of grapefruit for the season. The forecast was “extremely discouraging,” Matt Joyner, the CEO of Florida ...
“Florida, at present, provides 33% of the nation’s orange production and 42% of the nation’s grapefruit production. “For the continuing health and viability of the citrus industry in ...