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Default Cold Snap Destroys Most Calif. Citrus

Bob Kolker wrote:
> 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.

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


I'm sure we all can, even in California. But you can't buy fresh whole
Florida oranges or grapefruit. I think I have seen Texan grapefruit
before, though.