Florida Citrus Industry Posts Worst Year Since 1930s After Hurricane Damage and Crop Disease

Containers of orange juice are on display in a grocery store in Miami on Jan. 19, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Florida’s citrus industry posted its worse harvest since 1937, which should give orange fans some pause at the supermarket.

Damage from the 2022 hurricane season, combined with the impact of citrus greening disease, is ravaging the Sunshine State’s orange crop.