Has anyone ordered Florida citrus by mail this season (Dec-Jan)?

A couple of weeks ago, I received 1/2 bushel of mixed citrus (varieties
of oranges and grapefruit) and was quite disappointed. At its best
(mainly the grapefruit), it was comparable to what I can get in the
supermarket. The oranges were mediocre at best and a number of them were
close to tasteless. One orange was covered by mold.

A friend of my sister's gave me some oranges she'd gotten by mail
(different grower), and they were also essentially tasteless.

I remembered picking some grapefruit straight from the tree when I went
sea kayaking not far from Orlando about 12 years ago, and they were
almost as sweet as some of the supermarket oranges I've purchased. I was
hoping to get something like that again, but it was not to be.

Is it just a poor growing season?

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