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Who Killed the Florida Orange?

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By Alexander Sammon 
| Portside
Who Killed the Florida Orange? Published May 4, 2026 Quiet fell over the room, which was neither full nor very loud to begin with, and the 2026 Florida Citrus Show began. “It should be a great day,” began the event’s first speaker. “Rain should hold off today, even though we definitely need more rain.” No one laughed. There was no need to say that things were bad. Everyone knew it. The mood wasn’t sour—citrus farmers could handle sour. It was something else. Postapocalyptic.
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Who Killed the Florida Orange?

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By Alexander Sammon 
| Mother Jones
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Quiet fell over the room, which was neither full nor very loud to begin with, and the 2026 Florida Citrus Show began. “It should be a great day,” began the event’s first speaker. “Rain should hold off today, even though we definitely need more rain.” No one laughed. There was no need to say that things were bad. Everyone knew it. The mood wasn’t sour—citrus farmers could handle sour.
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Why Florida is no longer the king of citrus

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By Kai Ryssdal , Livi Burdette, Alexander Sammon 
| Marketplace
Oranges and orange juice have long been synonymous with the state of Florida—the orange blossom is the state flower, and the fruit graces Floridians’ license plates. But in just a little over 20 years, the state’s orange production has experienced “a total collapse,” according to Slate features writer Alexander Sammon. Hurricanes and disease are two major factors that have made healthy orange trees nearly impossible to grow.
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