Nearly in ruin, FL oranges rebound during pandemic as consumers recall immunity-boosting powers

[TexasTowelie]

Oranges are as iconic for Florida as sunny days, Mickey Mouse and sandy beaches, but orange growers have long been struggling, beset by severe weather, a grove-killing bacteria, and adverse market conditions.

Hundreds of growers gave up. It looked like it was time for Florida’s old-school citrus industry to morph into something else or die.

But wait. Sales of classic Florida orange juice, rich in immunity-boosting Vitamin C, skyrocketed in March, up 40 percent in a recent four-week period over the same period a year ago.

The very crop crippled by a disease called citrus greening is getting a new lease on life because it helps resist another disease: coronavirus.

Read more: https://www.floridaphoenix.com/2020/04/15/nearly-in-ruin-fl-oranges-rebound-during-pandemic-as-consumers-recall-immunity-boosting-powers/

[saidsimplesimon]

1. I placed a grocery deliver a couple

of weeks ago, OJ both frozen and fresh, sold out. I take vitamins but always order both fresh oranges and frozen juice.