USA: Discouraging outlook for Florida citrus crop in 2024

Published 2024년 10월 21일

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a report indicating that Hurricane Milton has significantly damaged Florida's citrus crop, resulting in an estimated 15 million boxes of oranges for the season, which is nearly 3 million boxes less than the total citrus production during the 2023-2024 season. The storm also affected grapefruit and mandarin and tangelo production. Matt Joyner, CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual, stated that the estimates do not account for the damage from Hurricane Milton and that the recovery process is ongoing. The full extent of the damage may not be known until fruit drop occurs. Future forecasts will take the damage to production prospects into account.

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According to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the current estimate for Florida's citrus crop does not reflect the damage wrought by Hurricane Milton in central and southern Florida early last week. The federal agency is forecasting 15 million boxes of oranges this season. It also estimated 1.4 million boxes of grapefruit and 200,000 boxes of mandarins and tangelos. The forecast of 15 million boxes is nearly 3 million boxes less than Florida's total citrus production during the 2023-2024 season, which was 17.96 million boxes. Matt Joyner, executive vice president and CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual, told Freshplaza that “the outlook for the season is extremely discouraging. Before Hurricane Milton tore through Florida’s citrus belt, growers were optimistic about the health of their groves and hopeful about the prospect of a fruitful season. After years of battling citrus greening and trying to recover from Hurricane Ian two years ago, we were beginning to ...

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