According to the USDA, orange production saw a significant decline after the historic 2004 hurricane season. Harvesters have blamed weather disasters and citrus greening in recent years for the reduction in fruit production.
are continuing to struggle with orange production, which has reached its lowest levels since before World War II.the final 2022-23 season forecast of 15.85 million boxes of oranges, levels not seen since harvests in the 1930s.
The figure was in line with previous expectations and, like many other fruits, saw a significant drop in production from levels reported just one year ago. During the 2021-22 season, over 41 million boxes were harvested, which was just a fraction of amounts produced during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
According to the USDA, orange production peaked in 1998 at 240 million boxes but saw a significant decline after the historic 2004 hurricane season. Harvesters have blamed weather disasters and citrus greening in recent years for the reduction in fruit production.
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