Feds trim citrus forecast
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The hurricanes of August and September did even more damage to the state&#39;s citrus crop than first predicted, federal officials said.
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By Serdar Tumgoren, The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif.  Dec. 14--GILROY -- Developers, landowners and South County officials have  convinced a regional land-use agency to delay a policy that could limit the  growth of Gilroy and Morgan Hill.
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Florida&#39;s citrus crop will be the smallest in 13 years because of three of the hurricanes that tore through the state, a federal forecast released Tuesday shows.
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A group of Florida citrus growers and juice processors appealed Monday for penalty tariffs on some orange juice imports from Brazil, alleging the juice is unfairly &quot;dumped&quot; on the US market and hurting Florida&#39;s citrus industry.
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The move is expected to dampen prospects for companies that have focused on taking advantage of the Chinese market.
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By The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Dec. 16--Citrus trees are popular backyard plants in and near Stanislaus County, despite their tiny role in the region's commercial agriculture.
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Travelers flying US Airways during the coming holidays can breathe a little easier. The threat of labor-related disruptions has eased ... for the moment. Expanded hearings next month have decreased the likelihood
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Hurricane Frances is pushing up commodity prices and weighing on insurance company stocks as it heads for the Florida coast. Orange juice prices hit nine-month highs on the New York Board of Trade on Thursday
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Flurries fell across the Sunshine State on Thursday, but it appeared that growers were spared the deep freeze they feared would devastate the nation's citrus supply. Meanwhile, California was preparing for a trio of storms expected to unleash heavy rain and snow through the weekend.
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The specter of Hurricane Frances  plunged the cotton and orange juice markets into tumult on  Wednesday as both rallied on fears the storm will wreak havoc  in key U.S. growing areas, dealers said.
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Department plans to release new rules Friday that would reportedly delay onset of controversial requirements and cut costs to states. Will critics be satisfied?
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Top forecasters cut their outlooks for U.S. growth this year and next but said inflation seems to be leveling off and consumer spending should strengthen in the months ahead, a survey out on Friday showed.
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WASHINGTON -- Trying to tighten the federal budget, the Bush administration on Wednesday proposed to reduce farm payments $18 billion over the next five years.
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Mild weather was expected to linger in  most of the United States until at least early January,  continuing a prolonged spell of balmy conditions that has cut  deeply into heating demand, government and private forecasters  said on Tuesday.
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Hurricane Frances is expected to have limited effects on beachgoers heading to the Cape, the islands, or Rhode Island for the rest of Labor Day weekend
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The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season should be slightly less active than originally predicted, federal forecasters said Tuesday.
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The Bush administration's plans for cutting air pollution could achieve less at certain plants than an existing program targeted by the White House, the National Academy of Sciences suggested Thursday in an interim report.