Chiniese Covid19 Virus Dollar Loss To Citrus

[Millet]

The chief executives of three large U.S. citrus grower associations, estimate that the financial loss due to Chinese COVID-19 as of April 9 is over $200 million.”

[Jaboticaba45]

that's a lot of money

[SeaWalnut]

Did they take into account that people eat more oranges because of coronavirus?
For sure,the sales of oranges and lemons boomed because of the people that wants to eat more vitamin C.

[pinkturtle]

Did they take into account that people eat more oranges because of coronavirus?
For sure,the sales of oranges and lemons boomed because of the people that wants to eat more vitamin C.

Yes, I buy and eat a lot more orange than I usual to be for the vitamin C, but a lot more of citrus are export to other countries.  Due to the Covid 19, those citrus are sitting in the warehouse and the farmer are paying renting fee to storage them.  Maybe all of them will be destroy like the milk...  Very sad for all of the farmers.  Wish the best to them.

[Millet]

Sea Walnut, the two biggest reasons for the financial loss in the Citrus industry is due to the shutdown of schools and restaurants and food service industry.