The Sunshine State has an orange juice problem.
Extreme weather, including an unexpected freeze in January 2022, and an incurable citrus disease that has affected orange groves have caused the cost of O.J. to rise. This is adding to the strain on household budgets already being squeezed by an overall rise in the U.S. cost of living.Extreme weather, including an unexpected freeze in January 2022, and an incurable citrus disease that has affected orange groves have caused the cost of O.J. to rise.
Last week, the Department of Agriculture reduced its projection of Florida orange production for 2022-2023 by 11% from its January forecast. The USDA estimated that the state would produce 16 million of 90-pound boxes of oranges for the year rather than 18 million boxes as estimated in January. Orange juice is a common offering in U.S. public schools, particularly as part of school breakfast programs, which permit pasteurized, 100% fruit juice to make up as much as half of the fruit servings offered over a week, according to a spokesperson at the School Nutrition Association, a national nonprofit representing 50,000 members providing school meals.
“Citrus greening is a disease spread by an insect called the Asian citrus psyllid,” according to the Florida Department of Citrus , the state agency in charge of regulating, researching and marketing the state’s orange, mandarin and grapefruit industry. “This month’s crop forecast serves as a testament to the hardships Florida citrus growers continue to face and battle through,” the department in a statement this month. “It’s no secret that Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole left the heart of the citrus country with a long road to recovery, but Florida growers have worked to recover from extreme weather before, and this year is no exception. ”
That means there are questions about next season’s orange crop, as well — and about the prices that customers will ultimately pay for oranges and orange juice. “We’re not going to know until we get the 2023 bloom and just see what kind of crop is on that tree,” Covington said.While most California oranges are grown for the fresh-fruit market, almost all Florida oranges — about 94% — are made into juice, according to FDOC data.
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