I knew they were struggling but I didn't know it was already that bad!
In 2003, the mighty Florida orange industry produced 242 million boxes of fruit, with 90 pounds of oranges per box, most of which went on to become orange juice. Now, not even 25 years later, the United States Department of Agriculture was forecasting a pitiful 12 million boxes of oranges, the least in more than 100 years, the worst year since last. A decline of more than 95 percent.
I knew they were struggling but I didn't know it was already that bad!
I knew they were struggling but I didn't know it was already that bad!