TALLAHASSEE — A new federal report says Florida's struggling citrus industry already was expected to produce less fruit during the 2024-2025 growing season. And that was before Hurricane Milton ...

Hurricane Milton cut harvest season short just as central Florida citrus growers were becoming more optimistic about the future of their industry. The Category 3 hurricane struck some of the state ...

Citrus crops across the Sunshine State are in a world of hurt, as back-to-back hurricanes and one of the most serious plant diseases plague oranges and their prices. "Milton came across the center ...

New estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that Florida’s citrus crop was struggling before Hurricane Milton, with the cyclone expected to further exacerbate the challenges that ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new federal report says Florida’s struggling citrus industry already was expected to produce less fruit during the 2024-2025 growing season. And that was before Hurricane ...

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The USDA forecast of 15 million boxes is nearly three million boxes less than the total production of Florida citrus during the 2023-24 harvest season, which was 17.96 million boxes. “ ...

Following Hurricanes Irma (2017), Ian (2022) and Idalia (2023), Florida's citrus sector suffered hundreds of millions of dollars in agricultural losses. Since last year, the state has lost nearly ...

Citing hurricane damage, Charlotte and Orange counties also are asking for a waiver from state law that ... Hurricane Ian in ...