The Florida orange season has come to a close. Despite predictions of a good harvest, the 2024–2025 crop produced 30% less fruit than the previous year, according to CBS News. The harvest finished ...

With a major grower set to exit the business, Florida's struggling citrus industry saw little change in a production forecast for the hurricane-damaged growing season. Overall, the industry is facing ...

Florida's 2025-26 citrus harvest is projected to be slightly lower than the previous season's historic lows. The USDA forecasts 12 million boxes of oranges and 1.2 million boxes of grapefruit for the ...

TALLAHASSEE — More than a third of the way into the growing season, Florida’s citrus industry is looking at projections of a harvest that would be down slightly from the historic lows of the 2024-2025 ...

Florida’s orange harvest is expected to fall to the lowest in nearly a century, as shrinking groves continue to offset improvements in yields. The state is seen producing 12 million boxes of fruit in ...

Hurricane Milton cut harvest season short just as central Florida citrus growers were becoming more optimistic about the future of their industry. The Category 3 hurricane struck some of the state’s ...

Citrus crops across the Sunshine State are in a world of hurt, as back-to-back hurricanes and one of the most serious plant diseases plague oranges and their prices. "Milton came across the center of ...

The Sunshine State’s signature crop faces an existential crisis due to disease and the effects of climate change. Citrus greening has had a devastating impact on Florida's orange industry, reducing ...