Florida Freeze Destroys Estimated 70% of Southwest Vegetable Crop

Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) — At least 70 percent of southwest Florida’s winter crop of vegetables, including tomatoes and peppers, were destroyed by freezing weather, said Gene McAvoy, the director of the Hendry County extension office for the University of Florida. Losses will be more than $100 million, McAvoy said today in a telephone interview. Tomatoes, [...] continue reading world news