Running on Ice: Acquisitions in Florida saving citrus trees

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IMG Citrus, a fresh citrus company, has acquired J&J Fresh Produce in Vero Beach, Florida. This purchase includes a new 185,000-square-foot cold storage and packaging facility and 1,000 acres of farmland. We’re...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-acquisitions-in-florida-saving-citrus-trees

FreightWaves Flashback: England gets its orange juice by sea, land and air services

The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each Friday, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.

The following is an excerpt from the November 1966 edition of the Florida Journal of Commerce.

Seventy thousand American gallons of frozen concentrated orange juice were imported into the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/freightwaves-flashback-england-gets-its-orange-juice-by-sea-land-and-air-services

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