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Default Cold Snap Destroys Most Calif. Citrus

Rudy Canoza wrote:

> Bob Kolker wrote:
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>>grinder wrote:
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>>>Not to mention the loss of $100 million in produce!!!

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>>This is a break for Florida though.

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> Not really. I heard a Californian agricultural official say on public
> radio today that Florida fresh citrus isn't allowed into California
> because they have a lot of diseases down there that are not present in
> California. And I don't think they were talking about the STDs that
> are epidemic among the hick crackers in the citrus growing regions of
> Florida.


But the rest of us can buy Florida orange juice at our supermarkets.

Bob Kolker