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The bacteria is fatal to citrus trees and has decimated citrus groves in Florida and Texas. Now, California growers are holding the line to keep producing the vital crops. As temperatures rise, that gets more difficult.
ORLANDO, FL — The theme of the Southeast Produce Council's 2023 Southern Exposure conference and trade show was "Produce, the final frontier," inspired by the popular "Star Trek" television shows and movies. And after talking with SEPC executives, exhibitors, sponsors and attendees, their impression of the event, held here March 2-4, may be summed up in two words: mission accomplished.
ORLANDO, FL — The produce industry gathered in force the first week in March at the Southeast Produce Council's Southern Exposure 2022 conference and trade show to celebrate "The Marvel of Produce" and reconnect in person with colleagues and friends. For many attendees, it was the first time they had seen one another in a couple of years, as the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic finally seems to be in the rearview mirror.
Oranges continue to see a pandemic-related lift in demand. “Demand has been a little better than normal years. I’d assume COVID-19 and people being at home are the reason for that,” says Adam Flowers of Booth Ranches in Orange Cove, CA. “With the extra harvest production and extra harvest numbers that we’re seeing, even with the additional demand, we will get deeper into the season than normal. It looks like the late side of the crop is a little stronger and will have more volume than normal years so I’d expect to go deep into June if not the first part of July.”
California Now Has A Futures Market For Water. Some Farmers Are Skeptical Listen Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. In this Sept. 23, 2013 file photo, water flows through fish diversion louvres at the John E. Skinner Delta Fish Protective Facility from the Clifton Court Forebay on its way to the Harvey O. Banks pumping plant, near Tracy, Calif. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file Updated Saturday, 1:25 p.m. Investors, farmers, and Reddit users can now all hedge bets on the price of water in California t...