announced it was closing its citrus division. Core challenge: Citrus, especially the orange, was once Florida’s most recognized product but greening and recent hurricanes have pounded the industry.

The 2025 show will offer new products and educational opportunities. More than 6 million citrus trees need to be removed and replanted to curve the damage caused by citrus greening in Florida. Through ...

The bacterial infection, spread by a tiny insect, has killed countless trees, devastated millions of acres of groves and reduced Florida's total citrus production by 74%. Natural disasters have ...

Florida oranges are harder to ... t have a chance for those groves to recover and trees get back to peak production," Joyner said. The poor citrus season could also lead to higher prices on ...

Milton on Oct. 9 plowed directly through Florida's Citrus Belt, including Polk, Highlands, Hardee, Polk, Desoto, and St. Lucie counties, damaging trees, blowing fruit off branches, producing ...