Growers are paying more to care for their crops due to citrus greening –up to three times the amount of previous years. Unfortunately, these increases in cost have led to increases in price at the retail level. However, consumers are still purchasing 100% orange juice at a fairly consistent rate, despite the increases in price.
Chairman Johnson: Numbers and Facts Are Better Than a Christmas Wish
If we all had one Christmas wish, I think some would say it would be to go back to the way it was in 2004, before citrus greening was discovered,