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Navigating hurricane season can be tricky for growers as Mother Nature continues to have her way with the nation's crops. Hurricane Hilary was 'dev...
Navigating hurricane season can be tricky for growers as Mother Nature continues to have her way with the nation's crops. Hurricane Hilary was 'devastating and heartbreaking,' according to Kathleen Nave, president of the California Table Grape Commission, which expects California to produce fewer than 75 million 19-pound boxes for the first time since 1994. Most of the folks in Florida were a bit luckier, as Hurricane Idalia's impact wasn't nearly as severe. Next up is Hurricane Lee, and while most expect the storm won't impact major harvesting regions in the Southeast, it is worth keeping an eye on, particularly in the Northeast.