At its May 9 meeting, the Florida Citrus Commission (FCC) learned how much retail sales of citrus juice continue to decline. Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) Director of Economic and Market Research Marisa Zansler reported on the period ending April 20. Orange juice (OJ) sales were down by 11.6%, and grapefruit juice sales were down by 9%.
For the fourth period in a row, not-from-concentrate (NFC) OJ sales were up by 3%, and there was an 8% increase in sales of the most popular size, which falls in the 50- to 70-ounce range.
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