USDA's Outlook For Florida's Orange Crop This Winter Is Lowest In Decades, Due To Citrus Greening Disease

FORT MEADE, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 01: In an aerial view, oranges are packed into a transport truck as they are harvested at one of the Peace River Packing Company groves on February 01, 2022 in Fort Meade, Florida. A U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast announced that Florida is on pace to produce its smallest crop of oranges since 1944 -1945. One of the major causes of the low yield is the citrus greening disease, a bacteria that can cause massive fruit drops and eventually kill citrus trees. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)