Citrus production has trended downward for years, but it dropped abruptly, by 20 percent, in the just-ended 2017/18 season, affected greatly by Hurricane Irma in Florida, said the USDA in its annual Citrus report. For the year, the U.S. harvest totaled 6.13 million tons, compared to nearly 8 million tons in 2016/17. Production in Florida… » Read More