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Orange juice costing a little more at grocery stores

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Published 7:18 AM

(KYMA, KECY) - Another item on your grocery list is going to be more expensive.

Orange juice sales surged during the pandemic, and now prices are headed higher too.

Citrus disease and less than favorable weather conditions have hurt orange crops over the past few years.

The United States Department of Agriculture expects Florida to produce nearly 45 million boxes of oranges in 2022.

That would be the smallest harvest the state has produced in nearly 80 years.

It's not just oranges seeing price increases. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, food made at home was 6.5% more expensive than it was last year.

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April Hettinger

April was born and raised in San Diego where she loved the beach town and her two dogs, Lexi and Malibu. She decided to trade the beach for the snow and advanced her education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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