Press Releases

Mutual Holds 60th Annual Meeting; Becker Elected President – 6/16/2008
Florida Citrus Mutual’s Board of Directors elected officers for the ’08-’09 season at its 60th Annual Meeting which took place last week at the 2008 Florida Citrus Industry Annual Conference in Bonita Springs, FL. [Read More]

Florida Citrus Mutual Members Elect Board for 2008-2009 Season – 5/19/2008
Florida Citrus Mutual’s grower members have re-elected 20 directors and elected one new director to serve on the association’s board for the 2008-2009 season. [Read More]

Florida Citrus Mutual Urges President to Sign Farm Bill – 5/15/2008
Florida Citrus Mutual Executive VP/CEO Michael W. Sparks Thursday urged President Bush to sign the Farm Bill into law after both the U.S. House and Senate passed the measure by veto-proof majorities. [Read More]

USDA’s ’07-’08 Orange Crop Estimate Remains the Same – 5/9/2008
Florida’s 2007-2008 orange crop estimate remained the same at 168.5 million boxes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) which today released a revised citrus forecast. [Read More]

Citrus Industry to Receive $2 million for Pest and Disease Research – 4/29/2008
The Florida citrus industry is scheduled to receive $2 million from the state’s ’08-’09 budget to help fund pest and disease research. [Read More]

USDA’s ’07-’08 Orange Crop Estimate Increases Slightly – 4/9/2008
Florida’s 2007-2008 orange crop estimate increased slightly to 168.5 million boxes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) which today released a revised citrus forecast. [Read More]

FDOC Partners with National Academy of Sciences to Find Solution to Citrus Greening – 3/19/2008
Faced with diseases that threaten the future of the citrus industry, the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) and the Florida Citrus Commission (FCC) contracted today with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to find solutions for greening and canker. [Read More]

USDA’s ’07-’08 Orange Crop Estimate Increases Slightly – 3/11/2008
Florida’s 2007-2008 orange crop estimate increased slightly to 167 million boxes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) which today released a revised citrus forecast. The USDA had previously pegged the orange crop at 166 million boxes. [Read More]

USDA’s ’07-’08 Orange Crop Estimate Decreases Slightly – 2/8/2008
Florida’s 2007-2008 orange crop estimate decreased slightly to 166 million boxes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) which today released a revised citrus forecast. [Read More]

Florida Citrus Mutual Commends Dept. of Labor for Guest Worker Reform Proposal – 2/6/2008
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New Graphics, Better Info Part of Mutual’s Revamped Website – 2/4/2008
In order to provide growers, the media and the general public with better citrus information, Florida Citrus Mutual Monday unveiled a completely revamped website. [Read More]

Mutual Talks with Presidential Candidates about Issues Facing Florida Citrus – 1/26/2008
Florida Citrus Mutual hosted two Republican presidential candidates today to discuss the various issues facing the Florida citrus industry. [Read More]

Citrus Hall of Fame of Florida Announces 2008 Inductees – 1/15/2008
The Selection Committee for The Citrus Hall of Fame of Florida has announced three distinguished leaders will be inducted into the Hall during a Citrus Celebration Luncheon on March 7, 2008. [Read More]

USDA’s ’07-’08 Orange Crop Estimate Sees No Change – 1/11/2008
Florida’s 2007-2008 orange crop estimate remained unchanged at 168 million boxes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) which today released a revised citrus forecast. [Read More]

Citrus Industry Suffers Minimal Damage During Cold Weather – 1/3/2008
The Florida citrus industry dodged a bullet early Thursday morning as low temperatures across the state failed to cause significant damage to the crop. [Read More]

Florida Citrus Mutual Applauds US Senate on Farm Bill Vote – 12/14/2007
Florida Citrus Mutual applauded the U.S. Senate Friday for passing the 2007 Farm Bill which, for the first time, provides substantial funding for the fruit and vegetable industry. [Read More]

USDA Issues Final Rule on Fresh Florida Citrus Shipments – 11/16/2007
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today issued a final rule that allows for the shipment of asymptomatic fresh citrus fruit to non-citrus producing states in the domestic market. [Read More]

Trade Commission Affirms Dumping Decision on Brazilian OJ – 10/25/2007
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has again affirmed its determination that Brazilian orange juice dumped in the United States at less than fair value prices has harmed Florida citrus growers and processors. [Read More]

Florida Citrus Grower Asks Congress to Fix Ag Labor – 10/4/2007
If Congress doesn’t fix the country’s agricultural labor problem thousands of family farms and the nation’s domestic food supply are at risk, a Florida citrus grower told the House Agriculture Committee today. [Read More]

Mutual Works with Sen. Alexander to Protect Grower Marketing Funds – 10/3/2007
The Florida grower trust fund that finances citrus marketing programs will not be used to make up a budget shortfall after state Sen. JD Alexander removed it Wednesday as a potential revenue source. [Read More]

Mutual Announces Resolution to FSA Disaster Payment Issue – 8/27/2007
Florida Citrus Mutual is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached an equitable resolution to the issues surrounding the 2004 hurricane disaster payments. [Read More]

Florida Citrus Mutual Optimistic Heading into ’07-’08 Season – 8/16/2007
Florida Citrus Mutual said Thursday it is optimistic the 2007-2008 citrus season will be a good one for the state’s growers. [Read More]

Florida Citrus Mutual Hires New Field Representative – 8/8/2007
Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) today announced the hiring of John P. Baxter as a field representative covering Southwest Florida including Sarasota, Manatee, Hardee, DeSoto, Charlotte, Lee, Collier and Hendry counties. [Read More]