date:Apr 11, 2014
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) monthly forecast of the 2013-2014 Florida orange crop released Wednesday decreased by 4 million boxes to 110 million boxes.
A reduction in Valencias from 61 million boxes to 57 million boxes accounted for the drop. Early-mid varieties remained at 53 million boxes.
We continue to feel the effects of HLB, or citrus greening disease, in groves across Florida, said Michael W. Sparks, executive VP/CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual. The silver lining is that th