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Battered US citrus industry struggles with disease, extreme weather

03/13/24 6:10 AM By Fran Howard
KEYWORDS California agriculture citrus citrus greening disease Citrus Mutual California Florida agriculture Florida Citrus Mutual Huanglongbing (HLB) Hurricane Irma organges
The state of America’s citrus industry is a tale of two coasts. Florida’s industry continues to reel from a devastating disease infestation and multiple hurricanes, and California has taken over as No. 1 in U.S. citrus production.
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