That morning Orange Juice is going to cost you a lot more.
The bitter cold weather battering Florida has sent orange juice prices soaring on financial markets, where traders fear a plunge in production that already appears weak this year.
The “Sunshine State”, known for its production of oranges, grapefruit and other citrus fruit, is trying to survive an even more brutal blast of freezing air this weekend.
Temperatures have dropped below freezing several times this week, an unusual cold snap in Florida that has raised fears for the crop that generates more than nine billion dollars a year.
Florida’s governor has signed an emergency order to deal with the cold weather threatening the state’s crops.
Forecasters say the cold spell will last through the weekend, likely breaking records for continuous cold temperatures in many parts of the state.


