The nation’s 1989 orange crop will total...
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The nation’s 1989 orange crop will total 215 million boxes, 1% down from earlier estimates but still 9% larger than the 1987-88 season and the largest crop in five years, the Agriculture Department said. Florida is expected to produce 150 million boxes, up from 138 million. California groves are expected to yield 61 million boxes of oranges, up 8%; 35 million boxes of navel oranges, up 11%, and 26 million boxes of Valencias, up 4%.
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