date:Jan 17, 2017
n last season's orange crop to 69 million boxes from its initial forecast of 80 million boxes. That report attributed the decline to the highest pre-harvest drop rates in a decade.
In March, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam approved an emergency order allowing Florida growers to spray three anti-bacterial chemicals on their trees pending U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval. The EPA subsequently approved use of the anti-bacterials until Dec. 31, and it reapproved their use