Honduran Grapefruit Goes into E U Earlier than FL Crop

Dan September 19, 2006 Citrus, International

Our feature series about Honduran Grapefruit continues as Gary Cooper talkedÂ withÂ Honduran grapefruit grower/packer/shipper Rene Laffite about their strongÂ market window for export to the European Union a couple months in advance of the Florida crop. Listen To MP3 Â Report (2:00 wma)

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