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California Oranges, Then and Now
Oranges are a $1.1 billion industry in California. This week's cold wave comes at a crucial moment: only 30% of the current crop has been picked. And with 90% of America's oranges coming from California, the big freeze means that prices are likely to double as soon as next week.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readOranges are a $1.1 billion industry in California. This week's cold wave comes at a crucial moment: only 30% of the current crop has been picked. And with 90% of America's oranges coming from California, the big freeze means that prices are likely to double as soon as next week. We get a damage assessment, look at the migration of the citrus industry from Southern California to the Central Valley and learn the role of the Orange in California's history and mythology.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Joel Nelsen
president of California Citrus Mutual
A.G. Kawamura
Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture
Douglas Sackman
Historian and author
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