Indian River Citrus Leaders Seek Govâ€™t Grapefruit Jce Buy

Dan September 22, 2006 Citrus

Indian River grapefruit growers hope a U S D A purchase of grapefruit juice will help reduce large inventories already on hand going into the upcoming harvest.Â Citrus League leaders visit with U S Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns this week in Washington about the idea, and in this report AgNet’s Gary Cooper discusses it with Citrus League executive Doug Bournique. Â Report (2:00 wma)

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