US EditionMajor Florida grower plans to build new community after ending citrus operations
- Alico, Inc. Plans to build a 3,000-acre community in southwest Florida after ending its citrus operations this year.
- Each village in the community will feature about 4,500 homes and 6,000 acres of conservation land, according to Alico, Inc.
- The company reported a nearly 75% decline in production over the last decade, citing hurricanes and citrus greening disease as major factors.
- Florida's orange production has declined by 90% over twenty years, with citrus acreage dropping from over 832,000 acres to 275,000 acres.
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A major Florida citrus producer intends to construct a new city
Mass of ripe citrus fruits oranges in metal container and working conveyor — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Tanya Kalian Fort Myers, Florida — Only months after declaring it would stop growing citrus at the conclusion of this year’s season, one of Florida’s largest citrus farmers intends to construct a 3,000-acre (1,200-hectare) community in southwest Florida. According to Alico, Inc., it has submitted a development application for the first of two vi…
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One of Florida's biggest citrus growers plans to build a 3,000-acre community in southwest Florida, just months after announcing it was abandoning its citrus-growing operations at the end of this year's season. Alico Inc.—which Agriculture Dive reports has been a Tropicana supplier—said it has filed a development...
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Major Florida grower plans to build new community after ending citrus operations
One of Florida’s biggest citrus growers plans to build a 3,000-acre community in southwest Florida, just months after announcing it is abandoning its citrus growing operations at the end of this year’s season.
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