Citrus land keeps vanishing from Florida’s landscape, down nearly 21 percent over the past year, according to a federal report. As the 2026-2027 growing season gets underway, there are 165,359 acres across 23 Florida counties in use for producing oranges, grapefruit and specialty fruits, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s preliminary Commercial Citrus Inventory report states. […]
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Florida has lost nearly 21 percent of its citrus farms in the last year, says federal report
“Polk County lost the most acreage, down 10,944 acres from the previous season,” the report states.
