Florida loses its ‘Citrus Capital of the World’ moniker

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Florida loses its ‘Citrus Capital of the World’ moniker

Blame the Chinese?

It Was on Your Table Every Morning Growing Up. It’s Dying Before Our Eyes. No One Wants to Face It.

In 2003, the mighty #Florida orange industry produced 242 million boxes of fruit, with 90 pounds of #oranges per box, most of which went on to become orange juice. Now, not even 25 years later, the United States Department of Agriculture was forecasting a pitiful 12 million boxes of oranges, the least in more than 100 years, the worst year since last. A decline of more than 95 percent.

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