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Default Cold Snap Destroys Most Calif. Citrus

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

>>
>> This is a break for Florida though.

>
> 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.


Um, I might be wrong here but I think he was referring to a supply and
demand thing. IOW the amount that the Florida crop is worth is going to
skyrocket because the California loss will short the nationwide supply.
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