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This 4 page paper examines the industry that has been plagued by hurricanes in 2004 as well as an attack by diet gurus who promote low carbohydrate fare. The industry's loss and its impact on Florida is disused. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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has had to cope with devastating hurricanes. Indeed, Charley, Frances and Ivan are just a few storms that have wreaked havoc in Florida and the strength and vigor of these
storms, and the rate in which they are hitting the state, is unique. At least, such a significant trend had not been seen for years. As if that were not
enough, the citrus industry faces other challenges as well. While Orange justice has been an American mainstay, lately it has been touted as something that is bad for people
("Analysis," 2004). The new low carbohydrate trend is one culprit but low glycemic diets and other trends that prompt people not to drink calories all contribute to the reduction in
sales. The diet trends, coupled with the bad weather, has created a large blow to the citrus industry. This is something that can potentially hurt the Florida economy. The
citrus industry is actually the second largest revenue source for Florida, tourism being its number one (2004). Florida is hardly home to big business and so, aside from tourism, it
has little else. Oranges and other fruits are part of the natural resources of this state. In fact, for about fifty years time, orange growers in Florida have been able
to market a product like orange juice by promoting its healthful qualities (2004). This has been true since the 1950s when the Department of Citrus created a technology to
render orange juice concentrate a possibility (2004). Although oranges themselves has not gotten the negative label on all diets, as the whole fruit has more fiber and fewer calories, the
fact that orange juice sales are down has hurt growers. Again, coupled with the weather problems, the citrus industry is in trouble. In April of 2004, in an effort to
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