Market prices for coffee, orange juice hit record highs, fueling sharply higher bills for some grocery staples

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      7 days ago

      And non-climate crop problems, like citrus greening. Last I heard, it had nearly destroyed the Florida orange industry.

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        5 days ago

        How have you guys been affected by varroa mite?
        Its landed here in aust & we are failing at containment/eradication.

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          5 days ago

          Apparently we have it in the US, but I haven’t heard of it being a major problem. But it seems to be one factor contributing to colony collapse.