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A Bit More Cotton in Georgia than Expected

Dan July 12, 2017 Cotton, Georgia

When USDA released its 2017 planted acreage reports at the end of June, it showed area planted to cotton this year is estimated at 12.1 million acres, up 20 percent from last year. Cotton growers in Georgia planted an estimated 1.35 million acres, up 14 percent from last year. Georgia Cotton Commission Executive Director Richey Seaton said that is a …

South African Orange and OJ Production Forecast
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS) recently forecast production and trade for South African oranges and orange juice (OJ) in 2025–26. ORANGES South Africa’s 2025–26 orange production is forecast to increase by 1% from 2024–25, to 1,850 million metric tons (MMT). The orange planted area is projected to increase by 2% in […]
Crop Transformation Center Speeding Up the HLB Battle
The urgency to find a solution to huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease, is why citrus is an initial focus of Florida’s Crop Transformation Center (CTC). The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the state’s citrus industry established the center three years ago. Through the CTC, faculty at […]

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