Parts of Florida knowledge in the Golden State

Parts of Florida knowledge in the Golden State

An upcoming event in California follows an interesting approach for the latest in the citrus industry: What can we learn from Florida?

I recently spoke to Casey Creamer, the President and CEO of California Citrus Mutual, about their citrus exhibition on March 12 …

“During our morning program, Dr. Marisa Zansler. It is a economist at the Florida Department of Citrus. “

Their presentation includes a status update of what happens in Florida, as it is citrus green …

“Florida is mostly a juice state, there is a bit of fresh market. And in California we are mostly freshly aligned, with juice being a by -product. Really, this is a kind of reason when she comes from Florida, as an expert, a non -tense participant who can really sharpen the awareness of the juice market and how we can do this work in California. “

According to the US Agriculture Ministry, the farmers in Florida produced almost 300 million boxes in 2004. Around 20 million boxes were launched by 2024. According to USDA, the forecast for 2025 is 14.1 million boxes.