Florida orange industry hit by hurricane
December 26, 2017 00:00:00
NEW YORK, Dec 25 (AFP): Hit by Hurricane Irma and a citrus ailment known as "Yellow Dragon Disease," Florida orange growers are bracing for potentially the worst harvest in more than a half century.
Forecasters are projecting a yield of 46 million boxes of oranges for the 2017-2018 Florida orange season, a drop of 33 per cent from last year and the lowest output since at least 1944-1945, according to the US Agriculture Department.
