Florida and oranges go together like peanut butter and jelly. Despite that strong association, the Sunshine State isn't the leading producer of this fruit.

Florida’s orange production rose 1% in July, marking five months without a decline, encouraging news for the state's citrus ...

When Americans think of fresh orange juice, they probably picture a glass poured straight from Florida’s sun-drenched groves. But for two decades, the state’s citrus industry has been under siege by a ...

In 2004, Shepp said, Florida produced 240 million boxes of oranges — more than ten times the amount predicted this year.Florida growers are working on ways to fight the disease, such as studying ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that Florida’s orange crop will reach levels not seen since before World War II, with just over 11.5 million boxes expected to be produced during the ...

Citrus has been Florida’s signature agricultural commodity for centuries. From the time Spanish explorers first introduced oranges to Florida in the 1500s until today, citrus has been a ...

Hurricane Ian is about to change Florida oranges — and not in a good way ... Navel varieties were forecast down 40 percent from last season and the Valencia orange forecast was down 25 percent.

1 of 4 | Just weeks after Florida's 2024-25 orange crop production estimate was slashed by 20%, ... (early, mid-season and Navel varieties) and 7 million boxes of Valencia oranges.

Mounting concerns. When Hurricane Irma blasted through the state's orange belt in 2017, Florida's signature crop already had been on a downward spiral for two decades because of the greening disease.

In 2004, Shepp said, Florida produced 240 million boxes of oranges — more than ten times the amount predicted this year.Florida growers are working on ways to fight the disease, such as studying ...