{"id":2382334,"date":"2024-12-20T13:46:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T18:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-says-floridas-citrus-industry-crop-is-down-90-from-two-decades-before-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T13:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T18:50:59","slug":"report-says-floridas-citrus-industry-crop-is-down-90-from-two-decades-before-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-says-floridas-citrus-industry-crop-is-down-90-from-two-decades-before-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Report says Florida\u2019s citrus industry crop is down 90% from two decades before &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-says-floridas-citrus-industry-crop-is-down-90-from-two-decades-before-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382334&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The provided\u200c text contains\u200d some HTML code that includes elements \u200dfor a &#8220;read more&#8221; button, a\u2062 search function,\u2064 and navigation features for a mobile interface. 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The repeated XML encoding tags and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-biden-speaks-about-hurricane-milton-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Biden speaks about Hurricane Milton - Washington Examiner\">div elements suggest<\/a> that this is\u2063 part of a larger framework \u200cor template structured for display on a website \u200clike the Washington Examiner.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Report says Florida&rsquo;s citrus industry crop is down 90% from two decades before<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1916389\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash;&nbsp;A report by a nonpartisan nonprofit says Florida&rsquo;s citrus industry&rsquo;s production has dropped 90% in the last 20 years and offers solutions back to primacy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The report by Florida Taxwatch says the industry is under assault by citrus diseases and hurricanes. Florida was hit by three hurricanes this year alone, with two of them, Helene and Milton, impacting the citrus industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The forecast for this season was predicted at 15 million boxes for oranges and 1.4 million boxes for grapefruit. According to the report, the two hurricanes resulted in that forecast dropping by 3 million boxes in orange production and 200,000 boxes in grapefruit production.<\/p>\n<p>According to a 2023 analysis performed by the University of Florida, the state experienced citrus losses of $490 million in 2017 after Hurricane Irma and $247 million after 2022&rsquo;s Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n<p>Freezing temperatures are also an issue. Freezes from the late 1800s to the late 1900s put many growers out of business. A freeze in 1977 damaged 15% of the state&rsquo;s crop, while another cold snap in 1989 wiped out 15%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Disease has also hurt the industry as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Citrus greening, a bacteriological infection that ultimately kills infected trees, has infested 80% of the trees according to a 2019 survey by the University of Florida&rsquo;s Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>Growers have also battled citrus canker, a disease that creates small lesions on the fruit and results in fruit falling earlier from the tree.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>State officials have spent more than $45 million on citrus diseases from 2007 to 2015, but little progress has been made to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-citrus-expected-to-produce-smallest-crop-in-over-a-century-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Florida citrus expected to produce smallest crop in over a century - Washington Examiner\">combat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/price-of-orange-juice-has-spiked-worldwide-now-we-know-why\/\" title=\"Global Orange Juice Prices Surge - Here&#039;s Why\">citrus greening<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that citrus greening led to a 75% reduction in Florida&rsquo;s citrus production and more than doubled production costs from 2005 to 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The report recommends strategic planting, continued scientific research into citrus greening that might require a new strain of disease-resistant fruit and increased awareness of citrus production requirements.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The citrus industry has historically been an important part of Florida&rsquo;s identity. Many families have been in the citrus business for generations,&rdquo; said Florida TaxWatch Executive Vice President and General Counsel Jeff Kottkamp in a news release. &ldquo;Florida, at present, provides 33% of the nation&rsquo;s orange production and 42% of the nation&rsquo;s grapefruit production.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the continuing health and viability of the citrus industry in Florida it is vital for the citrus industry to sustain its efforts in mitigating higher production costs and rebuilding industry infrastructure to ensure long-term sustainability.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1916389\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1916389\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida&#8217;s citrus crop has plummeted 90% in 20 years, report finds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2382335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nyc-migrants-food.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15721,47179,47180,5113,32076],"class_list":["post-2382334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-agriculture","tag-citrus-industry","tag-crop-report","tag-florida","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nyc-migrants-food.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382334"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382338,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382334\/revisions\/2382338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}