Hurricane Irma | ESM Magazine

Florida Grapefruit Production May Reach 99-Year Low Following Storms

It’s not just the orange groves that were hit hard by Hurricane Irma - Florida’s grapefruit harvest is now projected to fall to the lowest in n...

Florida Orange Crop Seen Plunging To 71-Year Low After Irma

Florida’s orange production will plunge 21% to a 71-year low after damage wrought by Hurricane Irma devastated the harvest, government figures showed...

Breakfast Orange Juice To Taste More Sour After Hurricane Damage

After Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc on Florida citrus crops last month, US beverage companies could be forced to start using larger amounts of less-sweet Br...

Washed-Out Florida Farms Show Limits Of Crop Insurance Reach

In the US, government-backed insurance plans help compensate farmers for losses after natural disasters. Unfortunately for the produce growers that were ra...

Irma Destroys Over Half Of Orange Crop In Parts Of Florida

Thousands of unripe oranges littered the ground at the Bereah Grove in Frostproof, Florida. Some trees were split, ripped from the ground or flooded in the...