Storms Could Destroy Fla. Citrus Industry
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Nat Roberts watched with sympathy as Hurricane Charley blew in from the Gulf Coast three weeks ago and ripped through groves in southwest Florida, causing losses of up to 20 percent for next year's Florida citrus crop. The hurricane spared Roberts' property, safely located across the state on the Atlantic Coast, but his 4,000 acres of grapefruit and orange groves now face a similar danger from Hurricane Frances.
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Florida's key citrus producing region has  emerged unscathed from its latest weekend night of unusually  low temperatures, an industry official said on Monday.
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Hurricane Frances may have damaged or destroyed up to two-thirds of Florida's grapefruit crop as it roared through the heart of one of the state's richest citrus-growing regions, agriculture officials said Tuesday.
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The devastation from Hurricane Charley in Florida's orange groves strikes at one of the state's signature industries, the ubiquitous "Florida orange juice" behemoth that is recognizable worldwide.
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The mammoth hurricane may give a boost to some businesses, but long-term economic challenges loom. By Richard Luscombe | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor.
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DUBEDOU, Haiti Sept. 29, 2004 - The corn crop is flattened, rice paddies are washed away. Even the bitter oranges exported to make liqueur have become casualties of Tropical Storm Jeanne, which killed more
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Floridians can go back to worrying about hurricanes.
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By Susan Salisbury, The Palm Beach Post, Fla.  Jun. 22--Florida citrus will remain banned from shipment to California,  Arizona and other citrus-producing states and territories under proposed  citrus-canker rule revisions released Thursday.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances crawled toward the Florida coast Saturday, bringing a potential for 20 inches of rain and heavy flooding and prompting tens of thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate during the Labor Day weekend...
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 18--Lingering drought conditions could lead to more water restrictions for western growers already worried about losing crops.
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Even the bitter oranges exported to make Grand Marnier liqueur have become casualties of Tropical Storm Jeanne, which killed more than 1,500 people, delivered a hefty blow to Haiti&#39;s peasants and is raising fears of famine.
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Florida's orange production is expected to plunge 27 percent from a year ago in the wake of four hurricanes that lashed the state in August and September, the US Agriculture Department said.
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Hurricane damage could make battered Florida grapefruit growers the beneficiaries of a bidding war between domestic and international buyers.
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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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WASHINGTON - With Hurricane Frances poised to strike Florida, business leaders and political candidates were watching how the huge storm affects the economy of a key swing state in the presidential race.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Sept 25  - Ferocious winds and sheets of rain pummeled storm-weary Florida Saturday as Hurricane Jeanne targeted areas on the Atlantic coast that were already battered by Frances earlier this month.
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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.