Caitlin Dewey wrote about America’s love of orange juice:

• 11 kilograms of orange juice is consumed per American per year, making it the country’s most popular source of fruit intake.
• In contrast Americans consume a paltry 1 kilogram of fresh (unjuiced) oranges per year.
• Orange juice made from Florida’s orange groves bring the state $900 million a year.
• Yet the OJ affair is fading – orange juice consumption is declining as people forsake sit-down breakfasts and question the health benefits of sugary juice.
• A disease called huanglongbing, which turns oranges bitter has infected Florida’s groves, putting pressure on supply, causing prices to go up.
• Hurricane Irma* could be the final nail in the coffin – some estimate that as much as 70% of the harvest was lost as winds pulled unripe oranges off of trees.
• The resulting increase in price and decline in consumption could see apple juice take orange juice’s spot as America’s #1 fruit source.

Read more on The Washington Post.

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