New findings provide cost, benefit data for Florida citrus industry

Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 10:01 in Mathematics & Economics

Harvesting is an expensive enterprise for Florida's important citrus industry. In fact, harvesting can account for as much as 50% of the production cost for citrus crops. To improve production and decrease costs associated with hand harvesting, Florida's researchers and citrus producers have been working for decades to develop cost-effective mechanical harvesting technologies.

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