Read similar recently about steep decline in production last 5+ years. A bit heartbreaking to say the least. Anecdotally I saw "California orange" trees for sale in a local nursery; I know it's a hybrid strain, but felt like a loss decades in the making. As for what's on grocery shelves....
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John Morales
“The impact of Hurricanes Irma in 2017, Ian in 2022 and Milton in 2024 on trees already weakened from years of citrus greening disease ‘has led Alico to conclude that growing citrus is no longer economically viable for us in Florida’.” www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/m...
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