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About a third of citrus fruit production goes for processing: more than 80% of this is for orange juice production. Demand for fresh and processed oranges continues to rise in excess of production, especially in developed countries. [9] The two main juice producers are Florida in the United States and the state of São Paulo in Brazil ...
About 95% of commercial orange production in the state is destined for processing (mostly as orange juice, the official state beverage). The top 5 citrus-producing counties , according to data in 2019, was "DeSoto (12.8 million boxes), Polk (12.5 million boxes), Highlands (10.8 million boxes), Hendry (10.5 million boxes) and Hardee (8.16 ...
Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts the Sunshine State’s orange production to be off more than 33% when compared to the 2023-2024 harvesting season. Florida growers are ...
Last month, agriculture officials said Florida's orange production forecast for the 2024-2025 season had dropped 20% from the previous one in October, reflecting damage from Hurricane Milton.
Florida's Natural Growers was founded in 1933 as Florida Citrus Canners Cooperative. Its initial operations included canning juice and grapefruit sections for its members, [3] and in 1938 began extracting juice with automated machines. During World War II, the company produced concentrated orange juice for the military; after the war, 80% of ...
FILE - Oranges rot on the ground on Oct. 12, 2022, at Roy Petteway's Citrus and Cattle Farm after they were knocked off the trees from the effects of Hurricane Ian in Zolfo Springs, Fla. According ...
About 95% of commercial orange production in the state is destined for processing (mostly as orange juice, the official state beverage). The top 5 citrus-producing counties, according to data in 2019, was "DeSoto (12.8 million boxes), Polk (12.5 million boxes), Highlands (10.8 million boxes), Hendry (10.5 million boxes) and Hardee (8.16 million ...
Orange juice prices have climbed to fresh all-time highs amid persistent supply constraints, ... “When most people think of orange juice production, they think of Florida and California ...