AP Photo/Tamara Lush Hurricane Irma wiped out half of Florida’s citrus crop. The Sunshine State expected to harvest 75 million boxes of oranges this year. That number is looking decidedly slimmer after Irma knocked fruit off trees, flooded fields and groves, and broke irrigation pipes. The hurricane took out an estimated 50 percent of the season’s citrus crop statewide,USA Today reports.Based on reports from the field, losses may beeven higher in South Florida. And yes, that’s likely tohik...
The price of your orange juice will probably go up, thanks to Hurricane Irma
Business Insider - 16 Sep 2017 01:22
AP Photo/Tamara Lush Hurricane Irma wiped out half of Florida’s citrus crop. The Sunshine State expected to harvest 75 million boxes of oranges this year. That number is looking decidedly slimmer after Irma knocked fruit off trees, flooded fields and groves, and broke irrigation pipes. The hurricane took out an estimated 50 percent of the season’s citrus crop statewide,USA Today reports.Based on reports from the field, losses may beeven higher in South Florida. And yes, that’s likely tohik...
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