Florida orange production down 32% from last season, USDA says

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that orange production in Florida has fallen by 32% from last season, with an all-orange forecast of 28 million boxes.

Orange juice prices are likely headed higher. Hurricane Ian damaged what was already forecast to be the lowest Florida orange crop in decades. The U.S. Department of Agriculture saidby 32% from last season, marking the scantiest predicted harvest in nearly 80 years.

Additionally, the forecast of all grapefruit production is two million boxes, 40% less than last season’s utilization of 3.33 million boxes. Soft commodities analyst Judy Ganes said last month that strong winds from Ian will likely transport the greening fungus from abandoned orange farms to renovated ones, wasting the work and investment of growers who are trying to expand citrus production.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

FoxBusiness /  🏆 458. in US

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Orange juice price hikes likely coming thanks to orange crop shortageBlame Hurricane Ian; Florida oranges are the feedstock for most orange juice produced in the U.S.
Read more »

Mr. Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Is Bowing Out of ‘The Voice’Blake Shelton is the only judge to take part in all seasons of the NBC talent competition of TheVoice—but the 23rd will be his last.
Read more »

Orange prices could increase as Florida crop lowest in decadesOrange prices could be on the rise as Florida’s citrus groves recover from the devastation of Hurricane Ian. The state’s orange crop this year will be nearly a third smaller than last year — one of the smallest in decades — according to the USDA.
Read more »

San Antonio FC can set records in final regular season gameSan Antonio FC will close out the regular season Saturday night when they host Orange...
Read more »

Outlander Season 7 Bringing Back 6 Characters From Past SeasonsThe cast for Outlander season 7 is rowing with 6 fan-favorite characters returning from past seasons, including Graham McTavish's Dougal MacKenzie.
Read more »