Reasons for the Change in Citrus Orange & Grapefruit Numbers

Dan December 9, 2011 Citrus, Florida

This morning after the December Citrus Crop Forecast numbers were announced by USDA, questions were entertained. Two of these questions were about the change in the orange as well as the grapefruit projections. Below are the responses given for the changes.

Oranges:
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Grapefruit:
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