Citrus Commissioner Balks At Calling All Florida Grapefruit Sweet

Dan October 7, 2011 Citrus, Florida

When a Florida Department of Citrus ad agency representative in September proposed telling consumers that Florida grapefruit is sweeter than they think, Citrus Commissioner Ellis Hunt Jr. expressed reservations. He tells why in the first report.

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In the second report, Hunt says various Florida citrus growers like their grapefruit at different times of the year, and points out a basic difference between grapefruit and oranges.

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