Strawberries are Florida’s most valuable fruit crop at $14.5 million in 2012. But it’s a local crop, sold locally to grocery chains and at farmers markets and roadside stands. The total acreage — 380 acres in 2012, 350 acres last year, about 285 this year — is minute compared to California, the country’s No. 1 producer, with 38,500 acres in 2012; and Florida, with 8,700 acres. [miami.cbslocal]
While slowing the harvest for Valentine's Day strawberries, the chill may prompt plants to produce better in the spring.
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