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The fruit that made Florida is quickly disappearing

WLRN Public Media | By Tom Hudson This story was originally produced by WLRN, South Florida's only public radio station at 91 ...
Florida's orange crop was decimated by a recent cold snap, with 40 out of 67 counties likely able to qualify for a disaster declaration. Sen. Ashley Moody toured a grove in Polk City that lost at ...
Harrisburg, Pa. (WHTM) — On Christmas morning of 1989, temperatures in much of Florida’s citrus belt were in the 20s. Within days, people everywhere in America were paying more for orange juice. On ...
Florida’s orange harvest is expected to fall to the lowest in nearly a century, as shrinking groves continue to offset improvements in yields. The state is seen producing 12 million boxes of fruit in ...
Fri, February 20, 2026 at 8:19 PM UTC POLK CITY Fla. - Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) toured an orange grove in Polk City that saw 40% of its crop take weather damage during a cold snap that hit the ...