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Source: THE PRODUCE NEWS, 10/6/17
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced that the preliminary agricultural damages caused by Hurricane Irma in Florida total more than $2.5 billion, including $760.8 million for citrus, $180.2 million for non-citrus fruits and vegetables, $624.8 million for greenhouse, nursery and floriculture; and $64.7 million for field crops.“Florida agriculture took it on the chin as Hurricane Irma pummeled the state, and the $2.5 billion in agricultural damages is only an initial assessment." For more of this story, click here.
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