US orange juice sales increased 7.7% in December

(Photo: Flickr / Marco Verch / Creative Commons) Sales of orange juice in the United States totaled 141.52 million liters in December last year, according to data from the Florida Department of Citrus. The volume represents an increase of 7.7% compared to the same month of the previous year and the highest level since May. It is also the highest volume for December since 2016. Sales of the drink tend to grow in the colder months because consumers are looking for sources of vitamin C to strengthen their immune system. The peak usually occurs in January and, after that, sales will decrease until reaching the lowest level in the summer months. For the past 20 years or so, the lowest point of each year ...