From The East Coast To The West Coast, The U.S. Continues To Be Hit By An Endless Series Of Disasters

 by Michael

Over the past several years, it has just been one thing after another.  Just when we think that things are starting to settle down a little bit, another disaster suddenly strikes.  In all my years, I have never seen anything like this.  Month after month, bad things just keep happening from coast to coast, and this endless series of disasters has caused a tremendous amount of long-term damage.

Let me give you a few examples.  Thanks to citrus greening disease, Florida was already on pace for the worst orange crop since World War II, but then Hurricane Ian made things much worse.

As a result, it is now being projected that the upcoming orange crop in Florida will be a whopping 32 percent smaller than the previous one…

Orange juice prices are likely headed higher. Hurricane Ian damaged what was already forecast to be the lowest Florida orange crop in decades. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said orange production in Florida is down by 32% from last season, marking the scantiest predicted harvest in nearly 80 years.

In an October citrus report, the agency said the all-orange forecast for the Sunshine State was 28 million boxes, compared to 41 million boxes the year before. That number includes 11 million boxes of non-Valencia oranges and 17 million boxes of Valencia oranges.

Additionally, the forecast of all grapefruit production is two million boxes, 40% less than last season’s utilization of 3.33 million boxes.

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