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2025-03-12 00:04:44 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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That claim is not true. While Florida's orange production has been severely impacted by a disease called citrus greening, which is caused by a bacterium spread by the Asian citrus psyllid, there are still orange trees in Florida, and some commercial production continues. https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Florida/Publications/Citrus/Citrus_Forecast/2024-25/cit1224.pdf https://www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2025/03/11/usda-march-2025-citrus-crop-forecast-offers-glimmer-of-hope-to-florida-citrus-growers/
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