[zeestephen]

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?

[Road Warrior ‘04]

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