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Ports Shutdown Affects Oranges
The shutdown at the ports is costing some $1 billion a day, and California’s citrus growers are feeling the pain. It’s a $2.4 billion-a-year business, and while most perishable fruits and vegetables are flown out, oranges are still shipped the old-fashioned way. We get a firsthand account of how badly the business is being hurt.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe shutdown at the ports is costing some $1 billion a day, and California’s citrus growers are feeling the pain. It’s a $2.4 billion-a-year business, and while most perishable fruits and vegetables are flown out, oranges are still shipped the old-fashioned way. We get a firsthand account of how badly the business is being hurt.
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- 7:41Ports Shutdown Affects OrangesYou’re reading this
- 15:42Web Roundup: “The Internet of Things”
- 24:56Oscar Animation Nominees
- 40:38Making the Art Laboe Connection
The full episode
2 of 5Ports Crisis, The Internet of Things, and the Art Laboe Connection- 0:00Crisis at the Ports
- 7:41Ports Shutdown Affects OrangesYou’re reading this
- 15:42Web Roundup: “The Internet of Things”
- 24:56Oscar Animation Nominees
- 40:38Making the Art Laboe Connection