Trade Imbalance

Trade Imbalance Impacting Citrus Industry

Dan CooperTrade

The citrus industry is not immune to the trade imbalance that is impacting the ag industry across the Unted States. From 2000 to 2013, the United States exported more citrus than it imported. However, the imbalance began in 2014 and worsened every year through 2023, equating to a deficit of 26 million boxes. The staggering statistics are reflective of the …