Hurricanes devastated state&#39;s agricultural crops
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Authorities say Hurricanes Charley and Frances devastated the state&#39;s agricultural industry. Hurricane Charley caused up to one (b) billion dollars&#39; damage to the state&#39;s more than 6 (b) billion dollars worth of crops.
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Florida&#39;s orange crop dropped to its lowest level in 13 years while the grapefruit crop sank to its lowest point in 69 years. The projected 2004-05 orange crop fell to 168 million
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CHOLUTECA, Honduras -- When Hurricane Mitch tore into this sleepy Pacific coastal province of dairy farms and cane fields in October 1998, its torrential rains and winds swept away an entire way of life -- and opened up unexpected new vistas of change.
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Because of hurricane damage, Florida&#39;s grapefruit crop this season will be the smallest since the Depression, and its orange crop the worst in 13 years, agriculture officials said in a forecast issued Friday.
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WAYCROSS, Ga. - Tropical Storm Barry and its remnants gave a much- needed  soaking to thousands of acres of burning swamp and timberland in northern  Florida and southeastern Georgia.
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BARTOW, Fla. -- Federal and state officials say Florida&#39;s agriculture industry, battered by an unprecedented rash of hurricanes, is eligible for $500 million in disaster relief funds.
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Florida voters and analysts on the political impact of the hurricanes.
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Wind-borne spores probably brought the soybean rust fungus from South America during the hurricane season. They were discovered after most of Louisiana&#39;s soybeans had been harvested, says state Agriculture Commissioner Bob Odom.
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WAYCROSS, Ga. - Tropical Storm Barry and its remnants gave a much-needed soaking to thousands of acres of burning swamp and timberland in northern Florida and southeastern Georgia.
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Soybean rust, a disease that has devastated soybean fields in Brazil and Argentina, has been found in two test plots at Louisiana State University near Baton Rouge.
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Frances, the second major hurricane to strike Florida in three weeks, has stung tourism, agriculture and other industries, but the state&#39;s economy is expected to
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BHUBANESWAR, India  - Flooding triggered by   monsoon rains in the past few days have left 1.5 million people   homeless and damaged thousands of acres of paddy crop in the   eastern Indian state of Orissa, officials said on Sunday.
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LOS CABOS, Mexico  - Hurricane Henriette roared toward farming states in mainland Mexico on Wednesday, threatening heavy rain and winds for large corn and tomato crops after pummeling the Pacific beach resort of Los Cabos.
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High property costs and a series of hurricanes contributed to a 4 percent population decline.
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Hurricane Frances caused damage estimated at $200 million to Florida&#39;s citrus growers, on top of an estimated $285 million in losses from Hurricane Charley three weeks before, industry group Florida Citrus Mutual said Friday.
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After four hurricanes, intensive relief efforts cannot get traction helping people and whole industries cope.
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They can't pick the grapefruit fast enough at Gless Farms these days. Like other California citrus growers, Gless is trying to keep up with higher demand for grapefruit following the hurricane double-punch that has struck Florida in recent weeks, wrecking much of that state's grapefruit crop. Hurricane Ivan could add to those costs.