USDA: Florida to produce more than 50% less oranges this year than last
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The USDA predicts Florida will produce less oranges this season, meaning your next smoothie or juice could cost you a little more.
The all orange forecast in Florida is 18 million boxes, down 2 million from December’s forecast.
This means 56% less oranges are being produced this year compared to the last.
Seasonal hurricanes, cold weather and citrus greening are all factors in the production totals.
Local smoothie or juice shops have been through this with different fruits, and the owner of Purely Pressed, an organic juice shop in Granger says he’s had to work around shortages before, doing things like “driving to the various grocery chains, seeing if anybody had any in stock, working with our suppliers to get a sense of when it would be fulfilled in the supply chain.”
You can check out the information straight from the USDA here.