Citrus production down, but stockpiles will pick up slack
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Florida growers will pick far fewer oranges and grapefruits this season than last after hurricanes devastated crops in the state, where most US citrus is grown, the government said Tuesday.
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NEW YORK - Stocks headed lower Wednesday after beverage giant Coca-Cola Co. issued a gloomy forecast, and a lower-than-expected reading on industrial production for August threw the nation's broader economic outlook into question...
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Slow sales in Asia are expected to cut into sales and profits.
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Florida will have the smallest orange crop in a decade after a series of hurricanes blew fruit off trees and flooded groves in the state that produces 75 percent of the nation&#39;s citrus, a federal forecast released Tuesday shows.
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While Hurricane Frances was far less damaging than feared, citrus crop damage may set records, Florida officials said Monday, and tourism operators
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Office Depot Inc. ODP.N on Tuesday  warned of weaker-than-expected full-year profit because of the  string of hurricanes in Florida and poor sales across North  America and Europe, sending its stock down nearly 8 percent.
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Hurricane Charley's damaging path  through Florida and the growing ineffectiveness of sales  incentives caused U.S. car and trucks sales to slip in August,  raising the likelihood of costly cuts in vehicle production,  analysts said.
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The stock looks reasonably valued but some core businesses are struggling to grow.
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Consumers should see more price increases or fewer discounts for orange juice because of what is expected to be a lackluster crop.
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Output at U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories slowed in August as new orders dropped sharply, suggesting recent weakness in the economy is likely to persist into coming months.
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Farmers rushed to protect citrus and other crops Tuesday as Florida braced for plunging temperatures, with the governor even lifting certain agricultural regulations as a precaution.
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Citrus growers will harvest the smallest crop since 1993 because of three hurricanes that ravaged the state and damaged groves locally and statewide, the Florida Department of Citrus said Tuesday.
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Media & professional: Â· Shortage of labour threatens crisis for farmsÂ· Squeeze may put more imported fruit on shelves
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While Florida's economy will get the biggest jolt from this year's hurricanes, consumers around the nation may feel the effects in coming weeks and months when they buy a gallon of gas or a carton of orange juice.
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By ELLEN DUDEK  Q: My 3-year-old citrus tree was full of blossoms this spring and set lots of fruit, but about a month later the fruit started falling off the tree and now the tree is bare. What is wrong with my tree?  Fruit drop from citrus trees can be caused by several factors.
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By Susan Salisbury, The Palm Beach Post, Fla.  Jun. 2--Two weather-related disasters have made agricultural producers in  25 Florida counties eligible for low-interest loans, the U.S. Department of  Agriculture's Farm Service Agency said Friday.
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KOUTS, Ind.  -- The quiet country life can turn into a pressure cooker of stress at harvest time as farmers push themselves to their limits, agricultural experts say...