Nina Rangel Millions in dollars worth of grapefruit litter grove floors following last month s cold snap. Waller told the
Reporter that agency economists expect more losses as a long-term effect of the cold snap that swept the state Texas’ second-worst freeze since 1899. The South Texas citrus industry suffered severe losses from the combination of excessively low temperatures and wind during the storm. If temperatures drop below 28 degrees Fahrenheit for more than five hours, citrus fruits begin to freeze inside and can t be taken to market. Roughly 200 acres of lemons and limes were completely destroyed, and industry reports estimate that nearly all of the Valencia orange crop will be lost, as the varietal requires a late-season harvest, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service officials told the