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U. OF FLORIDA ESTIMATES AG DAMAGES FROM HURRICANE IAN IS $1.6 BILLIOIN
Oct. 19, 2022
Agri-Pulse reports:
Agricultural losses in Florida from Hurricane Ian could reach nearly $1.6 billion, according to a preliminary assessment of damage by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
The institute estimates there were $208 million to $394 million in losses to vegetable and melon crops and another $147 million to $304 million in damage to the state's citrus industry. Losses to the horticultural sector could total as much as $297 million and the damage to the livestock industry could reach $222 million.
The region hit by the hurricane typically produces more than $8.1 billion in agricultural products a year.
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