Hurricanes and citrus green diseases have a permanent influence on Florida Orangen

USDA has risen its forecast from Florida Orange through 100,000 boxes compared to the forecast of February in February, but 35% still remains below the final production figures of last year.

USDA now predicts that the sums of this season will reach 11.6 million boxes, most of which exist from Valencia oranges. The decline of the year compared to the previous year is part of a larger trend that was largely caused by hurricanes.

According to Mark Hudson with USDA wet, it is “even lower than the hurricane season of two years ago when they watch 11.6 for all oranges, compared to only two seasons when it was 15.82 million boxes. And even with – while Irma was Irma 45 million boxes compared to 11 million boxes, but you can understand that we have fewer trees, and the earnings are not so high either. “

Hudson says that he blame the green disease of the citrus fruits, which have now been discovered in the largest part of the state of Florida.