According to the USDA forecast, the 2016-17 harvest will for the first time fall below 10 million field crates (370 000 t).
This figure, down by approximately 10 % from the 2015-16 figures, confirms the Floridian citrus industry’s torment. Within a dozen years, the grapefruit gravest has been quartered due to greening, while production costs have registered a steep increase. It was especially fortunate that Hurricane Matthew seems not to have further aggravated the situation, with losses apparently limited at the time of going to press. The rain could even have a positive impact on the sizing, currently smaller than last season and below average.
Source: FDOC
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