Florida Set to Produce the Fewest Oranges Since 1930 After Storm
- State forecast to produce 12 million boxes in 2024-25: USDA
- Hurricane Milton added to long-standing crop disease impacts
More than 300,000 acres of citrus lands were affected by Hurricane Milton.
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Florida’s orange production for the current season is forecast at 12 million boxes, the lowest since 1930, after a hurricane this fall accelerated an unrelenting industry downturn.
That’s down three million boxes from an October forecast, and about 33% lower than the prior season’s output, the US Department of Agriculture said in a Tuesday report. Overall US production is forecast at 60.6 million boxes, the lowest since 1937.