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Hurricane Irma Will Make Orange Juice Unaffordable and Destroy Your Grocery Bill
The Street ^
| 9/9/17
| Ellen Chang
Posted on 09/09/2017 8:35:44 AM PDT by Rebelbase
Citrus costs could rise if Hurricane Irma, which is deemed a category 5, makes landfall in certain regions of Florida, as the state heads toward harvest season for oranges, but other vegetables could also see prices spike.
Depending on where Irma makes landfall, produce prices will fluctuate, said Giacomo Santangelo, an economics professor at Fordham University in New York and Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J. Florida is the main producer of oranges in the U.S., although California and Texas also grow them.
"We can expect the prices of citrus fruits such as oranges, limes, tangelos and grapefruit to be affected; however, tomatoes are Florida's second-largest crop," he said. "Florida is the largest producer of sugar cane in the U.S."
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: agriculture; citrus; florida; food; foodsupply; hurricane; hurricaneirma; tomatoes
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:35:44 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
To: Rebelbase
DAMN AUTOCORRECT!
“UNAFFORDABLE”
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:36:53 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:37:23 AM PDT
by
edzo4
(Democrats playbook = promise everything, deliver nothing, blame someone else.)
To: Rebelbase
DAMN AUTOCORRECT!
That function is misnamed, it is AUTOWRONG!
I am smarter than my computer.
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:38:27 AM PDT
by
joshua c
(To disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives)
To: Rebelbase
Turn those machines back on, turn those machines back on...lol.
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:38:52 AM PDT
by
OttawaFreeper
("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
To: Rebelbase
Damaged oranges would sell for less money.
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:39:34 AM PDT
by
foundedonpurpose
(Prayers for Gods People! Salvation & Restoration!)
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:41:38 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
( "If fascism ever comes to America, it will be called liberalism." --Ronald Reagan)
To: Rebelbase
BEAKES! Yeah, Beakes. He'll get a handle on it. 😂
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:43:16 AM PDT
by
Tucker39
(Read: Psalm 145. The whole psalm.....aloud; as praise to our God.)
To: joshua c
AutoCorrect has become my worst enema!
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:43:24 AM PDT
by
Thom Pain
(They are invaders! Not aliens/immigrants.)
To: Rebelbase
I don’t drink OJ but I like to order citrus around Christmas time - makes the new year brighter.
Might have to go with Texas; they have some delicious grapefruits - Rio Star!
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:43:44 AM PDT
by
GnuThere
To: Rebelbase
All juices are sugar poisons, so I don’t drink them. A shortage of fresh, whole, fruits and vegetables will hit me in the pocketbook.
To: Rebelbase
Randolph Duke: And then there are other commodities, like frozen orange juice...and GOLD. Though, of course, gold doesn’t grow on trees like oranges. [chuckles]
LOVE that movie! :)
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:45:43 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: Rebelbase
Autocorrect is the dumbest do-gooder invention ever.
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:48:24 AM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: Rebelbase
FCOJ futures are through the roof.
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:49:00 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(The Whig Party died when it fled the great fight of its century. Ditto for the Republicans now.)
To: Rebelbase
Hope storm does not take out key lime trees...China figured out how to grow key limes, but they’re not as good.
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:49:29 AM PDT
by
Veto!
(Political Correctness Offends Me)
To: rdl6989
I hit abuse and asked the mod to correct the title. So far no dice.
To: foundedonpurpose
I thought damaged oranges were immediately crushed for the juice.
To: Rebelbase
Unless thar crop report was...
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posted on
09/09/2017 8:58:15 AM PDT
by
Eddie01
To: Rebelbase
Well, it’s down to a Cat 3 at the 11AM update.
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posted on
09/09/2017 9:00:15 AM PDT
by
ltc8k6
To: Rebelbase
Yes, Florida does have citrus trees and ships it. Mush OJ comes from here. BUT it was my understanding that MOST OJ now originates from BRAZIL.
...is Brazil in Miami?</sarc
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posted on
09/09/2017 9:00:24 AM PDT
by
Tuketu
(The Dim Platform is splinters bound by crazy glue. TRUMP is the solvent.)
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