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Prepare For Orange Juice Sticker Shock
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| 14 April 2014
| Krystal Steinmetz
Posted on 04/14/2014 2:15:46 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: oldtech
Can’t drink OJ. It gives me sores on my gums.
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04/14/2014 4:11:32 PM PDT
by
bicyclerepair
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To: goodwithagun
Natalies Orchid Island! Or Hale
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posted on
04/14/2014 4:12:39 PM PDT
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Ray76
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To: zeestephen
Factually, Florida citrus is suffering from citrus greening and will continue to do so, until citrus is gone. Citrus greening causes progressively smaller, less sweet fruit and in five years the tree dies. It is a major problem in Florida. And, a major problem in Brazil.
PS: Most Florida citrus is owned and run by Brazilian companies.
To: Ray76
Natalie’s is a fine company.
To: brownsfan
We had a Lawson’s almost next door where I grew up. OJ & milk in the returnable half-gallon jugs, chip-chop ham [and laster, roast beef] and the ice cream, too. Handy place for a growin’ boy. Ah, memories!
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04/14/2014 4:44:07 PM PDT
by
W.
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To: jeffc
Unusually cold? Im in Ocala and we had one of the mildest winters (read: warm/not cold) in at least 5 or 6 years. We lost our one orange tree 2 years ago; it was really cold that winter. But this winter? Uh-uh.Same here in Orlando.
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04/14/2014 5:13:20 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Play the 'Knockout Game' with someone owning a 9mm and you get what you deserve)
To: Bushbacker1
Thanks for the update.
I had not realized the Brazilians were so involved in Florida citrus.
I lived in Florida from 1950 to 1985.
The orange crop was ALWAYS just a few years away from total destruction, either by canker, fruit flies, drought, or record cold temperatures.
Lesson learned?
Being a farmer sucks, even in the sub-tropics.
In the 1970’s we had a terrible blight that wiped out millions of coconut palm trees.
Have they ever grown back?
To: zeestephen
The local boutique markets sell fresh-squeezed made from Southern California navels. Runs about $10 a quart (!), but what a special treat.
To: zeestephen
I'm not familiar with coconut growing in the state. However, a lot of the citrus growers are planting different crops, ie blueberries, guava, etc. They're saying that guava trees have been a tool to fight the fly that has caused citrus greening.
Read it and weep: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/citrus-greening-bacteria-devastating-world-s-orange-crop-1.2465887
To: Bushbacker1
Coconut growing has always been a small business there.
The millions of trees that died were landscaping.
We lost like four trees at our house, and another six at my Father's hotel.
For a couple years Broward County looked like it had been clear cut by an insane logging company.
The blight was called "Lethal Yellowing."
There are probably old pictures on the Internet.
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