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Citrus Infection Threatens Industry

An outbreak of citrus canker is making the Florida citrus industry's recovery even more difficult after the punches landed by this season's hurricanes. There is no known cure for the disease that debilitates citrus trees. The only way to fight it is to destroy infected groves, which ends fruit production for seven years.

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