Citrus Fares Badly in Florida Freeze

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January 20, 2010  
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Student complaints about the cold weather in the winter season are common. However, the students aren’t the only ones with a good reason to be upset.

The temperature dropped to 14 degrees the morning of January 11th- beating the 1982 record by a degree. While this is nowhere close to the all-time low temperature record (two below zero in 1899), Florida is not faring well.

Farmers are concerned that the cold temperatures will destroy valuable produce. Between blankets and special sprays, local and state growers are fighting off the cold the best that they can.  ABC News reports that Central Florida citrus growers have tallied damages already to orange and other citrus groves, but it is still too early to predict how much will be lost. “After such a sustained period of cold, the damage has already been done,” Florida Citrus Mutual spokesman Andrew Meadows said in an email to Reuters. The Florida citrus industry rakes in over 9 billion dollars and is a huge part of the nation’s agricultural market.

But how long will the freeze last? The 10-day forecast provided by the Weather Channel predicts that the temperatures will rise into the 60s and dip into the 40s.

Written by: Kellie Brannon

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