Florida’s Citrus Crop Estimate Rises By 4M Boxes
March 11, 2011 | 1 min to read
A report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture says Florida's orange crop estimate has increased by 4 million boxes to 142 million boxes.
The report says the increase is due to an uptick in early and midseason orange varieties which grew by 4 million to 70 million.
Earlier crop estimates showed citrus production was down due to this year's freezing weather. But fruit experts say the freeze has complicated the crop estimate and that the industry won't have a final tally until June.
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