A cloud cover helped protect citrus trees in areas where the thermometer hovered around or below freezing, though there may be pockets of damage, said Matt Joyner, CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual.
FILE - A farm manager holds a ripe tomato on March 28, 2020, in Homestead, Fla. Florida's citrus, fruit and vegetable crops appear to have escaped any widespread damage from some of the coldest weather in years, officials with state growers' associations said Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. – Florida’s citrus, fruit and vegetable crops appear to have escaped any widespread damage from some of the
Florida's fruit and vegetable growers also reported no widespread damage to crops, though growers are still assessing the cold weather's impact, said Christina Morton, director of communications for the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association. Over the weekend, parts of the Florida Panhandle had wind chills that dipped into the single digits, and interior parts of central Florida had temperatures plunging as low as 27 degrees Fahrenheit . At Tampa International Airport, the thermometer dipped below freezing for the first time in almost five years.
Florida agriculture already was battered this fall by two hurricanes — Ian and Nicole. Hurricane Ian hit citrus groves hard, as well as the state’s large cattle industry, dairy operations, vegetables like tomatoes and peppers, and even hundreds of thousands of bees essential to many growers.
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