The Florida Citrus industry has an economic contribution of $7.2 billion to the state of Florida and supports 50,000 jobs, according to a report developed by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the Florida Department of Citrus, based on the 2016-17 season. Find more information and the full report by visiting the Economic Contributions of the Florida Citrus Industry in 2016-17.
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,