A report by a nonpartisan nonprofit says Florida’s citrus industry’s production has dropped 90% in the last 20 years and offers solutions back to primacy.
The report by Florida Taxwatch says the industry is under assault by citrus diseases and hurricanes. Florida was hit by three hurricanes this year alone, with two of them, Helene and Milton, impacting the citrus industry.
The forecast for this season was predicted at 15 million boxes for oranges and 1.4 million boxes for grapefruit. According to the report, the two hurricanes resulted in that forecast dropping by 3 million boxes in orange production and 200,000 boxes in grapefruit production…