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Oranges could take a 'hit' this weekend:

Florida Braces For ‘Freeze-Mageddon’ As Citrus Growers In Cross-Fire

1 posted on 01/26/2022 9:29:34 PM PST by blam
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Not that long ago they were just dumping milk down the drain.


2 posted on 01/26/2022 9:31:39 PM PST by ProfessorGoldiloxx
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You can freeze milk, btw. If you have the space.


3 posted on 01/26/2022 9:33:03 PM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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This going to have a muted impact as fewer Americans drink cows milk.


4 posted on 01/26/2022 9:33:27 PM PST by RKBA Democrat (Cultural separation and cultural divorce. )
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To: blam

Start the shortage rumor, raise the price; no one’s the wiser.


5 posted on 01/26/2022 10:55:58 PM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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Maybe Dairy Farms are on the decline as people retire and sell their operations.
This leads to consolidation & larger holdings with better pricing for the remaining dairy industries.

Here’s a scenario, a dairy farmer sends his children to college. After sitting in classrooms for 4-6 years, they decide the dairy business is “beneath them.”
They can receive better pay and compensation with less work, doing important stuff like scientific research for governmental-environmental regulatory companies.

It seems like many Americans want great pay for nonessential employment, while hoping a slave/grunt somewhere on the planet produces enough wealth for everybody. This model, the parasite model will fail every time and all the time, its unsustainable.

There is too much “do nothing” nonessential fat in the economy of the United States.


6 posted on 01/26/2022 11:08:58 PM PST by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel )
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Buy powdered milk. Doesn’t taste that great, but you can use it for cooking.


13 posted on 01/27/2022 1:22:42 AM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian ( 2022 - VOTE THE BUMS OUT —— ALL OF THEM! RE-ELECT NO ONE!!)
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Florida citrus is already suffering from globalism...which brought an invasive insect (from China, I believe) that carries the Lethal Yellowing pathogen that causes citrus trees to turn yellow, produce ugly, sour fruit, and die. Doesn’t take the trees long to die once infected! I lost my whole orchard.


26 posted on 01/27/2022 5:03:21 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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Naw, that should be good for orange juice prices. Frozen oranges are used to make juice.


29 posted on 01/28/2022 2:51:49 AM PST by EBH (Hold My Beer. 1776-2021 May God Save Us.)
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