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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 and tree diseases.
Following Hurricane Ian in 2022, Florida lost about 80% of that year's citrus crop. Overall, farmers suffered estimated losses between $1.2 billion and $1.9 billion.
A decline in citrus production. Up until 2014, Florida produced almost three-quarters of the nation’s oranges, according to the Farm Bureau.. Now, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Florida's agricultural fields -- including the state's iconic orange groves and berry farms -- are routinely damaged by strong storms that roll through the state. On Sept. 27, Hurricane Helene ...
Alico, Inc. also owns major land holdings in Florida. In January 2024 Alico announced their intention to discontinue citrus crop operations due to citrus greening disease and weather damage. They intend to keep 75% of their land in agriculture through leasing to other agricultural operators. [1]
The Great Freeze was a period of back-to-back freezes during the winter of 1894–95 in the Southern United States, particularly notable for destroying much of the citrus crop in Northern Florida. Entire communities, such as Earnestville, faded after the citrus crops and trees were lost to the two unusually cold-weather patterns of the winter ...
Throughout Martin County, five deaths and about $4 million in damage occurred, primarily to citrus crops. [128] In Fort Pierce, the hurricane destroyed a warehouse, fish houses, docks, and a bridge across the Indian River, while unroofing several other buildings. Damage in the city totaled about $150,000. [103]
Before Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, the USDA's initial citrus crop forecast for the season was already down 32% from last season. After Ian, citrus crop yields will now be down even ...