Because we failed to mention it last month, you are still receiving the hard copy subscription to this newsletter even if you haven't renewed. But if you haven't renewed yet and do not so now, this the last edition you'll get. Despite the colder weather that blew in February 28, spring has sprung in the Valley.
Oranges are in full bloom and grapefruit is about to be.
Prospects for a huge new crop are promising even as we struggle to finish the current one. Although the following data are two weeks old, they don't paint a pretty picture. Texas grapefruit shipments through February 17 are 12.0 percent behind those of a year earlier. Earlies have gained a little, now being down only 25.4 percent, and navels are actually up 2.6 percent. Moreover, there is 1.7 times more grapefruit still on-tree than at this time last year.