Posts Tagged ‘Grapefruit’

Citrus Nightmare Record-breaking cold temperatures damaged 90% of Florida’s orange and grapefruit crop. Newspaper accounts sounded grim saying: “A nightmare for citrus growers…The fourth killer cold wave in five growing seasons seized Florida’s 760,000-acre Citrus Belt on Monday with an icy grip that growers said froze millions of oranges and could destroy thousands of acres…