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The latest estimates from the USDA regarding the orange harvest this year have dropped the expected yield by 7.4 percent, to 50 million boxes, from last month’s estimate. Producers generally considered last month’s estimates too high because all of the accumulated losses from Hurricane Irma have not yet been seen, much less quantified. Some delayed effects could include damage to branches weakened in the high winds, which could cause more fruit drop in the future. You can read about it at the Herald Tribune at https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20171109/us-orange-crop-estimate-better-than-expected.
Damage to citrus groves at the UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center at Immokalee. Photo by Monica Ozores-Hampton.
