The end of Florida orange juice? A lethal disease is decimating its citrus industry. As the seasonal harvest approaches, “ghost groves” abandoned by growers are scattered across the state. BARTOW, Fla (Mar. 10, 2020) – The National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected a slight decrease for Florida Orange and Grapefruit production, in an announcement Tuesday. The USDA predicted Florida Orange production at 71 million boxes, a one million box decrease over February’s forecast.

9 Jan 2020 A decades-long tradition of welcoming visitors to Florida with free orange and grapefruit juice has gone the way of roadside motels. 18 Feb 2020 Researchers brought the oranges and orange juice as part of Gator Day at the Capitol. Gator Day has been celebrated for decades in the State  29 Aug 2019 Juice can be blended with additives or other juices to mask the bitter taste of infected fruit. But once a piece of fresh-market citrus is infected, it's  10 Jul 2019 News Service Of Florida Amid ongoing struggles in Florida's citrus industry, the Department of Citrus appears to be turning attention to studying 

Anita Jane Bryant (born March 25, 1940) is an American singer and anti-gay rights activist. She scored four Top 40 hits in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Paper Roses" which reached No. 5 on the charts.She was also a former Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, and was a brand ambassador from 1969 to 1980 for the Florida Citrus Commission.

29 Aug 2019 Juice can be blended with additives or other juices to mask the bitter taste of infected fruit. But once a piece of fresh-market citrus is infected, it's  10 Jul 2019 News Service Of Florida Amid ongoing struggles in Florida's citrus industry, the Department of Citrus appears to be turning attention to studying  23 Aug 2018 More than 50 percent of all orange juice bottled by major companies like Tropicana is supplied by a Brazilian company; In 2017, this OJ export  16 Nov 2018 To see more, visit WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7. Tags: orange juice · oranges · Florida history · news · World War II. 30 Sep 2006 fruit in October, but some have already declared Florida in for a rotten citrus season. The price of future-delivery juice contracts on the New  26 Oct 2018 not-from-concentrate orange juice products, the most popular type sold in the US, according to The Ledger in Lakeland, Florida. Good news 

The $500,000 for the juice was vetoed in 2015. Florida’s orange growers picked up the slack, but smaller crops and disease have cut their harvests and profits. “We always stop for the orange

r/florida: /r/florida is Reddit's one stop shop for news and discussion about the sunshine state! Talk to residents, or plan a vacation! Or, find … 8 Jun 2000 The purpose was to provide better juice for the armed forces and make more efficient use of Florida's orange crop. The work was done at a  13 Jul 2017 All of the oranges for Tropicana orange juice are grown in the U.S., the vast majority coming from Florida. The company uses Valencia oranges, 

News ; Florida travelers may get free orange juice again, thanks to Senate’s proposed budget But helping the Department of Citrus bring back free orange juice could hinge on a bigger debate

Providing orange juice free to tourists and residents coming into the state’s welcome centers has set a tone for Florida since 1949. Budget cuts caused it to go the way of the dinosaur in July Apparently, orange juice matters in Florida. At least the free kind. It had cost about $250,000 a year to pour out citrus juice in 4-ounce cups at the welcome centers, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Florida Plant Squeezed, No More Juice Processing One of only a handful of orange juice-processing plants left in Florida will no longer process fruit in yet another sign of the havoc that diseases

While Brazil exports 99 percent of its production, 90 percent of Florida's production is consumed in the US. Orange juice is traded in the form of frozen concentrated 

The number of growers withered, according to the Florida Citrus Commission, comprised of growers, processors and packers. Meanwhile, consumer demand for orange juice, the superstar of the citrus industry, shrank by about two-thirds as well amid concerns about its sugar content in a market keen on sports beverages and flavored water.

10 Jul 2019 News Service Of Florida Amid ongoing struggles in Florida's citrus industry, the Department of Citrus appears to be turning attention to studying  23 Aug 2018 More than 50 percent of all orange juice bottled by major companies like Tropicana is supplied by a Brazilian company; In 2017, this OJ export  16 Nov 2018 To see more, visit WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7. Tags: orange juice · oranges · Florida history · news · World War II.