date:Dec 20, 2013
U.S. orange juice sales continue to slide despite falling retail prices, which normally gives sales a boost. But for the recent four-week sales period ending Nov. 23, total OJ sales declined nearly 8 percent compared to the same period last year despite a 1 percent decline in the average price to $6.17 per gallon, said Matt Salois, director of economic and market research at the Florida Department of Citrus.
Some of that decline may stem from the fact the comparable sales period last year inclu