Citrus growers squeezed by freeze
California’s citrus industry takes $441 million hit due to December’s deep freeze
California’s citrus industry took a large financial hit as a result of December’s below-freezing temperatures.
California Citrus Mutual (CCM), a citrus-producer trade association, released an estimate on Feb. 3 indicating that as a result of seven nights in a row of icy temperatures, the Golden State’s $2 billion citrus industry lost about $441 million, according to Action News Now.
The citrus-crop damage was limited to the state’s Central Valley, according to CCM. Approximately $24 million worth of lemons, $150 million in mandarin oranges and $260 million worth of navel oranges were lost—or 30 percent of the navel-orange crop.
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