Florida Citrus Mutual’s Mike Sparks, among those attending the citrus crop forecast growers’ breakfast at Ray-Bob Grove Barn near Alturas last Friday, says perhaps Florida citrus growers have “weathered the perfect storm”.
In this next comment, Sparks adds the 136 million box ‘all Florida orange’ forecast was far lower than most had expected, but that it is certainly good news for citrus growers this year.