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Why we can’t find grapefruit juice
My bathroom scale died on me after 25 years of good service, so I went to Target a couple of...
Seasons Farm Fresh starts Florida mangos
May 30, 2023 – Florida mangos offer multiple benefits for regional East Coast and Southern retailers this coming summer. While...
Domestic citrus production drops 80 percent since 2000
Disease is bound to affect any industry that involves plants. One of the most dramatic instances in the twentieth century...
New Congressional measure to protect Florida citrus acreage
Florida representatives in both houses of Congress have introduced a bipartisan measure that would amend the federal Conservation Reserve Program...
USDA exempts pummelos from Florida citrus marketing order
March 09, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a change to the Florida citrus marketing order....
Bringing Hurricane Ian damage into focus
The exact amount of the damage done to Florida by Hurricane Ian is starting to come into focus. It is...
Thick rinds may lead to grapefruit shortage
Will there be any Mexican grapefruit on the market this winter? Possibly not, because under pressure from legislators from grapefruit-producing...
USTR ruling: everybody’s happy
Usually, this kind of ruling infuriates one side or another. But in this case, all parties sound surprisingly happy. I’m...
Florida Strawberry Growers Association statement on USTR’s Section 301 investigation
October 24, 2022 — The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) sent out a promising press release yesterday...
USTR, USDA decline 301 investigation into unfair trading by Mexico
October 23, 2022 WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative today announced that it will pursue avenues...
FPAA applauds USTR for rejecting Florida 301 petition
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas BB #:144354 applauds the U.S. Trade Representative for rejecting the Section 301 Trade...
FFVA’s statement on USTR’s response to Section 301 petition
Oct. 23, 2022 — Today’s action by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is a positive step toward securing trade relief...
USApple’s statement on USTR rejection of 301 investigation
Statement by Jim Bair, President & CEO, U.S. Apple Association BB #:145473 October 23, 2022 — “The U.S. apple industry...
Sweet and sour citrus news
At this point, news about U.S. citrus is coming in two flavors: sweet and sour. The sour part has to...
Report shows substantial losses for Florida citrus, melons and vegetables from Hurricane Ian
From the University of Florida’s Food and Resource Economics Department: Hurricane Ian made landfall in the United States as a...
ProduceIQ: Hurricanes arrive fashionably late, impact fresh produce supplies
Now this is starting to feel more like hurricane season. Last week produce growers in Baja California and Nova Scotia...
Florida’s citrus acreage continues to shrink
Is citrus a vanishing industry in Florida? Recent figures released by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) indicate that the...
University of Florida shows success with Verdant Technologies tomato test
Denver, Colorado. (August 24, 2022) A recent study by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (UF-IFAS)...
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